I met up with Andy soon after six am. Here at Oakenclough we’d suffered three aborted ringing sessions in previous days. But now a gentle southerly easterly of 5 mph, a break in the clouds with a promise of sunny skies suggested things might improve. …
The Buzz Is Back.
A little more interest and movement at Conder Green on Wednesday than I had experienced on Monday, not least because I found 8 Wheatear in a ploughed field north of the picnic area at Conder Green, they were accompanied by 4 Wh…
Patch Magic
You can’t beat a patch, or several patches as I have. A patch could be as small as your garden, or as large as an estuary. You can record anything from invertebrates, to wildflowers, birds or mammals on it. You can visit a patch once a day, once a week…
Closed!
The Lune Estuary gave the impression it was closed on Monday, with sightings at a premium, and not for want of time and effort, although…. Three Common Sandpiper had arrived at Conder Green, a lone Black-tailed Godwit was in the creeks, and…
Alouette, Gentille Alouette
Here is a story that first appeared in Birdwatch Magazine and on the Bird Guides Internet page on 07/04/2019. French Hunting Complaint Lodged With EU. It concerns the Skylark, Alauda arvenis, a bird that regularly features on Another Bird Blog.&nb…
The Urban Egret.
Little Egret. Hala Carr. Pete Woodruff.Cloudy and windy, not a choice day for the walk from Bowerham to Lancaster University via a mainly scenic route, it produced the surprise of a Little Egret looking set to become a garden bird candidate when this i…
Birds on the Move
It appears to be an early spring with both Reed Warbler and Pied Flycatcher for example arriving very early. Our ringing has shown some quick movement in Lesser Redpolls. One ringed in a Cheshire garden on March 24th was caught at a feeder …
Finally…..
Amazing how a couple of decent birds can make all the hard work, early mornings, freezing wind and many hours of fruitless trudging worthwhile. 6 early morning and evening sessions over a 5 day period had pretty much drawn a blank until this morning. Yes, its great to have the Willow Warblers back and listening […]
Friday 12 April.
Another original title!Conder Green. Pete WoodruffI found a Common Sandpiper at Conder Green yesterday. Probably a returning bird, but the interesting thing about the sighting, the bird was found at the same location where I saw the wintering bird on e…
Birding Both Sides Of The Border
Over the past couple of days I have been fortunate enough to have been carrying out bird surveys in north Cumbria, and also birding the Solway on the Scottish side of the border. Long time readers of this blog will know the passion I have for Scotland,…