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Post by alsagerstokie on Nov 6, 2021 7:13:21 GMT
The flashes is picking up with a Whooper Swan turning up this week.
Also haf 5 little egret, 15 curlew 2 blk tailed Godwit, 85 redwing and 2 fieldfare over.
Hancock’s 22 curlew Pink footed Geese flying over aswell.
Astbury mere
Shoveller ( 2 pair )
Pochard ( pair )
Little grebe 5
Fieldfare 12 over
Siskin 2 over
The Black Necked Grebe that turned up at the RSPB reserve where at do my weekend work moved.
It only went to Ford Green Nature reserve. That pond there. Not sure if its still around.
Off to Parkgate with the camera today as there is more freequent reports of Hen Harriers Short Eared Owls over the dee estury.
25 - 31 Oct
EHF/PHF: Barnacle Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Pintail, Goosander, Bl-t Godwit, Dunlin, Y-l Gull, L Egret
MGT/RF: Snipe, Great W Egret, Cetti’s Warbler
WLF: GC Grebe, Water Rail, Mistle Thrush
Alsager: Brambling
Borrow Pit Meadows: Dipper
Bosley Res: Barnacle Goose, Great W & L Egret
Congleton: Goosander, Woodcock, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Doddington: Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard, L Grebe
Scholar Green: Raven, Stonechat, Linnet, Yellowhammer
Wybunbury Moss: Raven, Redwing, Meadow Pipit, L Redpoll, Siskin
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Post by Northy on Nov 14, 2021 20:12:14 GMT
On the grass outside work here in Belfast on the side of the lough, a few oyster catchers and black tailed godwits, at lunchtime I walked around to the RSPB window on wildlife site, a few guys and a lady saying there were the godwits here for a couple of days, but they've gone now 😁 I said they are by the road around the corner  |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Nov 14, 2021 22:21:59 GMT
Elated to finally photograph my favourite bird. Out hunting this late afternoon.   |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Nov 21, 2021 18:08:24 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Nov 21, 2021 19:30:47 GMT
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Post by heworksardtho on Nov 21, 2021 20:17:48 GMT
Got a few of them on trentham lake |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Dec 4, 2021 21:36:50 GMT
So ive now seen plenty of Redwings and Fieldfare. Even seen about 10 Whooper Swan.
Ive still not seen any Brambling though.
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Post by heworksardtho on Dec 4, 2021 22:35:45 GMT
It’s funny now as when we open the blinds in the morning there’s birds waiting on the lawn for their food, well seems that way. We’ve got buzzards very close by absolutely majestic things and rooks everywhere. The local farmers have set something up that keeps banging like a shot gun to keep the birds of the seeds I presume, which is good as we get them in the gardens then. It’s a gas gun and is operated off a calor gas bottle and you can set it to go off every few minutes |
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Post by lurcherman on Dec 7, 2021 14:35:30 GMT
So ive now seen plenty of Redwings and Fieldfare. Even seen about 10 Whooper Swan. Ive still not seen any Brambling though. We've got redwings or fieldfares up ours at the moment, not got close enough to tell yet. The bramblings were here last year but nothing yet. Cracking photos of the barn owl, well done. My daughter was showing me some of your photos at the weekend apparently you know each other, it's a small world. I'll send you one of those messages in a bit. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Dec 11, 2021 20:56:05 GMT
So ive now seen plenty of Redwings and Fieldfare. Even seen about 10 Whooper Swan. Ive still not seen any Brambling though. We've got redwings or fieldfares up ours at the moment, not got close enough to tell yet. The bramblings were here last year but nothing yet. Cracking photos of the barn owl, well done. My daughter was showing me some of your photos at the weekend apparently you know each other, it's a small world. I'll send you one of those messages in a bit. Yes we do. Shes a wonderful person. Who does wonders with the fitness world. A credit to you. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Dec 11, 2021 20:56:48 GMT
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 3, 2022 22:22:51 GMT
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Post by heworksardtho on Jan 7, 2022 18:51:49 GMT
White tailed eagle 🦅 spotted on Bodmin Moor Cornwall , from a breeding program on the Isle of Wight
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 7, 2022 19:33:48 GMT
  Short Eared Owls on the hunt. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 8, 2022 22:03:47 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 8, 2022 22:07:15 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 12, 2022 22:43:09 GMT
As the sun was going down over the marsh last week. I captured my favourite bird. Who came out in search of food. Blessed to see these magnificent creatures in flight.  |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 12, 2022 23:12:20 GMT
As the sun was going down over the marsh last week. I captured my favourite bird. Who came out in search of food. Blessed to see these magnificent creatures in flight. Absolutely stunning sir. |
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Post by OldStokie on Jan 13, 2022 13:01:39 GMT
I once saw a Nightjar close up and personal as I was walking the dogs in Hanchurch Woods. I was approaching a fallen tree and as I got close it flew off. It couldn't have been a couple of yards away but it was so well camouflaged lying on top of the tree that it was impossible to see until it revealed itself. Many years ago, again when I was giving the dogs their last walk of the day and it was dark, I heard this strange bird call and wondered what the hell it was. The strangest thing about it was that it seemed to come from many places and I hadn't got a clue where it actually was. Then, a couple of days later I read in The Sentnull that nightjars can throw their strange voices. Amazing!  OS. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 13, 2022 18:52:03 GMT
I once saw a Nightjar close up and personal as I was walking the dogs in Hanchurch Woods. I was approaching a fallen tree and as I got close it flew off. It couldn't have been a couple of yards away but it was so well camouflaged lying on top of the tree that it was impossible to see until it revealed itself. Many years ago, again when I was giving the dogs their last walk of the day and it was dark, I heard this strange bird call and wondered what the hell it was. The strangest thing about it was that it seemed to come from many places and I hadn't got a clue where it actually was. Then, a couple of days later I read in The Sentnull that nightjars can throw their strange voices. Amazing! OS. Very hard to see and photograph. Would love to do it sometime. |
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Post by Northy on Jan 14, 2022 10:23:29 GMT
Stonechat  |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 15, 2022 23:55:43 GMT
Stonechat MALE |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 15, 2022 23:57:02 GMT
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Post by deeside2 on Jan 16, 2022 6:02:23 GMT
Lovely pic, as are all of the birds in your posts. What camera are you using if you don't mind my asking ? |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 16, 2022 12:51:57 GMT
Lovely pic, as are all of the birds in your posts. What camera are you using if you don't mind my asking ? No problem. Canon 850d with a 150-600mm Sigma lens |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 16, 2022 12:52:53 GMT
Lovely pic, as are all of the birds in your posts. What camera are you using if you don't mind my asking ? No problem. Canon 850d with a 150-600mm Sigma lens |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 21, 2022 14:31:49 GMT
Egret feeding yesterday on the beach. Usually about a yard of sand on top of the rocks in the summer. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 21, 2022 15:55:25 GMT
David Farland, a writer whose advice I've followed for years and whose course I'd been on for 3 months died last week. The following morning, my gloom took me out into the fog, and I saw this absolute beauty, which after looking online I think is a great white egret? chuffedstokie's post above makes me less sure unless egrets are different to great white egrets. I heard the bird calling so went to investigate. I couldn't see anything at first, and there it was for a few seconds before disappearing like a ghost.  Edit: now I think it's a little egret because the beak isn't yellow? That would also be more likely according to the number in the UK during winter recorded on the RSPB website. |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 21, 2022 19:28:38 GMT
David Farland, a writer whose advice I've followed for years and whose course I'd been on for 3 months died last week. The following morning, my gloom took me out into the fog, and I saw this absolute beauty, which after looking online I think is a great white egret? chuffedstokie's post above makes me less sure unless egrets are different to great white egrets. I heard the bird calling so went to investigate. I couldn't see anything at first, and there it was for a few seconds before disappearing like a ghost. Edit: now I think it's a little egret because the beak isn't yellow? That would also be more likely according to the number in the UK during winter recorded on the RSPB website. Definitely a great Egret. A mate of mine here saw the pic and knows the feathered locals very well 👍. He's put me right a couple of times on mis identification especially with the cormorants. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 22, 2022 19:56:43 GMT
David Farland, a writer whose advice I've followed for years and whose course I'd been on for 3 months died last week. The following morning, my gloom took me out into the fog, and I saw this absolute beauty, which after looking online I think is a great white egret? chuffedstokie's post above makes me less sure unless egrets are different to great white egrets. I heard the bird calling so went to investigate. I couldn't see anything at first, and there it was for a few seconds before disappearing like a ghost. Edit: now I think it's a little egret because the beak isn't yellow? That would also be more likely according to the number in the UK during winter recorded on the RSPB website. Definitely a great Egret. A mate of mine here saw the pic and knows the feathered locals very well 👍. He's put me right a couple of times on mis identification especially with the cormorants. Guys as you know. I photograph all time amd also work with RSPB. Firstly cracking photo. Well done. Id like to confirm tho. What you have there is a Little Egret. First yes the black beak means its one. Also Little Egrets have black legs and yellow feet like in the photo. GWE as you say have yellow beaks and yellow legs. They had a piece on Winter Watch on Egrets last night showing the three Egrets we get. Ive never managed to photograph Cattle Egret. The rarest of the three for sure. I know a few sites they have been seen though. |
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