Steve Turner
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This was virtually the first bird I clapped eyes on as I got out of the car at the Fenpark end :t: thought I'd had it to meself
A nice site tick for me all the same!Cheers
steve
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Birding In Staffordshire (17 Viewers)
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This was virtually the first bird I clapped eyes on as I got out of the car at the Fenpark end :t: thought I'd had it to meself
A nice site tick for me all the same!Cheers
steve
NickPomiankowski
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Nice one Glyn (and Steve). Rob1991 must've missed it over Radial Park then :eek!: I wonder if it was the same as the BH bird - although perhaps a different one as it was 1.5hrs later.
Steve Turner
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Same one I reckon
it could've just sat around in a tree somewhere for a bit, although having said that, it is autumn now after all so new birds are passing through all the time...!Steve
talking of escapees i read in the paper a harris hawk is on the 'run' i think at bucknall, surprised we hadn't had it mentioned on here yet.
walked the dog down birchenwood today, a flock of roughly 100 BH gulls there and 4 cormorants over.
4 blue tits in the garden today is the best count we have ever had, probably a second brood or a post breeding group, can hardly call it a flock.
not many birds up at coombes at the moment, although spotted fly was reported on the 27th. violet ground beetle found on yesterdays family fun day, which despite the weather had a good turn out. however the weather did mean less, hardly no, butterflies.
after the interest in waxwings last year i've been keeping an eye out for rowan trees, and have seen loads already covered in berries. but the ones on basford park ave have only just starting to fruit, so im guessing the ones that fruit late tend to be the ones that still have berries by the time the waxwings arrive.
walked the dog down birchenwood today, a flock of roughly 100 BH gulls there and 4 cormorants over.
4 blue tits in the garden today is the best count we have ever had, probably a second brood or a post breeding group, can hardly call it a flock.
not many birds up at coombes at the moment, although spotted fly was reported on the 27th. violet ground beetle found on yesterdays family fun day, which despite the weather had a good turn out. however the weather did mean less, hardly no, butterflies.
after the interest in waxwings last year i've been keeping an eye out for rowan trees, and have seen loads already covered in berries. but the ones on basford park ave have only just starting to fruit, so im guessing the ones that fruit late tend to be the ones that still have berries by the time the waxwings arrive.
bull's birder
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Nice one,
I saw a Peregrine Falcon yesterday at work on Newstead Ind Estate Trentham.
Attached is a couple of pics of a Short Eared Owl taken nr Swallow moss back in May
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JimMorris
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Two cracking photos dxchaser. I'd give my right arm to get close enough for a pic like that. Well done mate.
As for the Eagle Owl I'm glad someone has seen one around this area as I was sure that I saw one across the field at the back of my place last year. I kept quite because no one would believe it.
Happy birding.
Jim
As for the Eagle Owl I'm glad someone has seen one around this area as I was sure that I saw one across the field at the back of my place last year. I kept quite because no one would believe it.
Happy birding.
Jim
Hi Dean
It was me, I heard an Eagle Owl whilst staying with a friend in Leek.
Just to prove that I was not going mad I made an effort to find where the call was coming from. I did find it coming from a shed in a garden about half a mile away.
I liked Staffordshire and so now have moved here and follow this thread with great interest.
regards to all here
Merlin
It was me, I heard an Eagle Owl whilst staying with a friend in Leek.
Just to prove that I was not going mad I made an effort to find where the call was coming from. I did find it coming from a shed in a garden about half a mile away.
I liked Staffordshire and so now have moved here and follow this thread with great interest.
regards to all here
Merlin
Westport,Void and Redstreet
RND still at Westport Thanks to Alan H for pointing it out to me it was only my 3rd attempt this week lol also Spotted Fly with 2 Chiffchaff, female sparrowhawk being mocked by the house martins and the usually birds on the lake.
The Void 11am still devoid of birds where have they all gone?
So much for the security up there a group of student campers were at the waters edge drinking larger and another singing his head off playing a
guitar B
Redstreet 11.15pm a Barn Owl flew over the road near to where the bridge is over the A500.
RND still at Westport Thanks to Alan H for pointing it out to me it was only my 3rd attempt this week lol also Spotted Fly with 2 Chiffchaff, female sparrowhawk being mocked by the house martins and the usually birds on the lake.
The Void 11am still devoid of birds where have they all gone?
So much for the security up there a group of student campers were at the waters edge drinking larger and another singing his head off playing a
guitar B
Redstreet 11.15pm a Barn Owl flew over the road near to where the bridge is over the A500.
Upland Birder
Birding On The Edge
Hey up Keith I'd have helped you out
When I went there last Sunday most of the Tufties had their heads tucked in and were resting :eek!: Which one I thought!! I located it quickly after a search with Richard Powell's description of the RND's tail feathers. I thought it's got to be that one and then it lifted its head to reveal the bill.
I hope you had an ice cream when you were down there it usually helps :-O
Dean
Happy Birding:t:
When I went there last Sunday most of the Tufties had their heads tucked in and were resting :eek!: Which one I thought!! I located it quickly after a search with Richard Powell's description of the RND's tail feathers. I thought it's got to be that one and then it lifted its head to reveal the bill.
I hope you had an ice cream when you were down there it usually helps :-O
Dean
Happy Birding:t:
Rnd
Hey up Keith I'd have helped you out
When I went there last Sunday most of the Tufties had their heads tucked in and were resting :eek!: Which one I thought!! I located it quickly after a search with Richard Powell's description of the RND's tail feathers. I thought it's got to be that one and then it lifted its head to reveal the bill.
I hope you had an ice cream when you were down there it usually helps :-O
Dean
Happy Birding:t:
:-O thanks Dean. Didn't have an ice cream just a flask of tea which half got spilt in the footwell of my car Must have been the excitment of the bird 8-P
Steve Turner
Well-known member
:eek!: Wow, excellent record there Keith. I've lived in Red Street for about 6 years, and never even had a sniff of a Barn Owl up there!
Steve
Thanks Jim, they are a fabulous bird,
I felt privillaged to watch, if you would like to see some more please visit
http://www.pbase.com/ian_goodier/owls
No direct locations given but I can assure you most of the owl photo's are within Staffordshire, The eagle owl is captive of course.
Rgds
Ian
Steve Turner
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Steve Turner
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Colour-ringed LBBGull @ Silverdale Colliery
Had another response today;
LLeg - large black plastic ring with orange/red letters TOTN
This bird was ringed as a juvenile on the Ribble Estuary NNR, Lancs in July 2007 as part of the NW gull project (studying inter-colony movements and feeding/roosting sites).
This is the first re-sighting of this bird, and according to the ringer, it's following the main route used by LBBGulls from their breeding grounds to their wintering quarters on the continent (mainly Spain and Portugal, but as far as Gambia and Senegal). Apparently other sightings and recoveries have shown that the majority of birds use the West Midlands, and then on through Gloucs, to reach these wintering grounds.
Interesting stuff.
Cheers
Steve
Had another response today;
LLeg - large black plastic ring with orange/red letters TOTN
This bird was ringed as a juvenile on the Ribble Estuary NNR, Lancs in July 2007 as part of the NW gull project (studying inter-colony movements and feeding/roosting sites).
This is the first re-sighting of this bird, and according to the ringer, it's following the main route used by LBBGulls from their breeding grounds to their wintering quarters on the continent (mainly Spain and Portugal, but as far as Gambia and Senegal). Apparently other sightings and recoveries have shown that the majority of birds use the West Midlands, and then on through Gloucs, to reach these wintering grounds.
Interesting stuff.
Cheers
Steve
Rockbirder
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Utch 1300-1500 and Poxey 1530-40.
Hey up folks, called in at Utch this a'noon after a trip down into darkest Oxcestershire this morning for the American Black and the juv' WWB Terns. Well worth it, even bumped into our very own Ocean Wanderer "Spooner" Powell on his way back from a little trip to Espania by boat!
Utch
Wheatear 3
Little Egret 1
Mandarin 1 fem/juv
Green Sand' 1
R' Plover 3
Dunlin 1
Common Sand' 3
County Recorder 1:t:
Poxey
YLG 1 ad'
Raven 2
Andy.
Hey up folks, called in at Utch this a'noon after a trip down into darkest Oxcestershire this morning for the American Black and the juv' WWB Terns. Well worth it, even bumped into our very own Ocean Wanderer "Spooner" Powell on his way back from a little trip to Espania by boat!
Utch
Wheatear 3
Little Egret 1
Mandarin 1 fem/juv
Green Sand' 1
R' Plover 3
Dunlin 1
Common Sand' 3
County Recorder 1:t:
Poxey
YLG 1 ad'
Raven 2
Andy.
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