Dean Peach
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Congratulations Snapper B 
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Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter The Moore-hen
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Well done Steve. Plenty of |=o| ahead.
Steve Turner
Well-known member
Yep, well done Steve - forget birding regularly at Gailey, or anywhere else for that matter, for a long while
sylvia staffs
Filthy tick hungary Twitcher
Well done to you & the good lady Steve!!!!!! No sleep for you now!!!
wolfbirder
Well-known member
Congratulations Steve B . Just remember "Birds come before family!" -
You did well to ensure the first few months occurred "out of season". Crafty bit of planning that!
. Just remember "Birds come before family!" -You did well to ensure the first few months occurred "out of season". Crafty bit of planning that!
The Moore-hen
Association of Satirical Birders & Ornitholigists
Was there?? Sounds interesting!
News for the 15th July
Osprey - Blithfield
Red-crested Pochard - drake still Belvide
Nick Smith
Member of the Staffordshire Bird Club
Seen by Popeye's Dad!
The Moore-hen
Association of Satirical Birders & Ornitholigists
:-O:-O Classic!
News for the 17th July
Whimbrel - over The Void, Silverdale early am.
Osprey - Blithfield in Tad bay
Red-crested Pochard - drake still Belvide
Pretty quiet at Gailey this lunchtime but the family party of 5 Spotted Fly still showing very well on the fence in the SW corner of the fishing resv and on the fence around the old chimney at the end of the causeway.
Had a family of spotted flycatchers of a similar size at Coombes on Tuesday. Also seen a few in the top meadow at the reserve this week. Definatley seems the time to catch up with them.
Adam
The Moore-hen
Association of Satirical Birders & Ornitholigists
Yep definately a good time to catch up with Spott Fly as the young are more active and very vocal - around end of July they can gather in decent 'flocks' and attract the odd out of range Pied Fly too - but I've never had one join the Gailey birds...yet!
News for the 18th July
Osprey - Blithfield in Tad bay at 16.30
Red-crested Pochard - drake still at Belvide
The Moore-hen
Association of Satirical Birders & Ornitholigists
News for the 21st July
Red-crested Pochard - still Belvide
Extra News for the 20th July
2 ad Little Gull - thru Blithfield also Turnstone
Sanderling - Belvide also 5 Crossbill over
Red-crested Pochard - still Belvide
Extra News for the 20th July
2 ad Little Gull - thru Blithfield also Turnstone
Sanderling - Belvide also 5 Crossbill over
The Moore-hen
Association of Satirical Birders & Ornitholigists
News for the 22nd July
6 Common Scoter (5 drake) - Tittesworth Reservoir
Red-crested Pochard - drake still Belvide also 9 Crossbill over
Little Gull - JCB Rocester South Lake
Turnstone - Blithfield on the dam
6 Common Scoter (5 drake) - Tittesworth Reservoir
Red-crested Pochard - drake still Belvide also 9 Crossbill over
Little Gull - JCB Rocester South Lake
Turnstone - Blithfield on the dam
chris23565
Well-known member
Staffs Bird News
Hi Guys,
Just to let you know we now have a new email address [email protected]
Steve Seal has sadly left us and moved on to pastures new, he's just over the border in Cheshire, we would just like to say a massive thank to him for starting up this superb blog and wish him every success in the future.
He hasn't gone far, you will find him at www.cheshirebirdnews.blogspot.com
Sound familiar:t:
Hi Guys,
Just to let you know we now have a new email address [email protected]
Steve Seal has sadly left us and moved on to pastures new, he's just over the border in Cheshire, we would just like to say a massive thank to him for starting up this superb blog and wish him every success in the future.
He hasn't gone far, you will find him at www.cheshirebirdnews.blogspot.com
Sound familiar:t:
Cheshire Birder
Well-known member
Not surprised he's moved. Its a much better county. :-O
Which area has he moved to?
CB
Which area has he moved to?
CB
dwe
DWE
glossy ibis alert
May be it's the heat - not used to it but just seen what looked to me to be a Glossy Ibis circling over the Observatory at Keele (13.30). It was very distant and only had my bins and macro lens (!). Just posting this in haste in case anyone is in the Keele-Silverdale area.
Will post rubbish photo and details later.
May be it's the heat - not used to it but just seen what looked to me to be a Glossy Ibis circling over the Observatory at Keele (13.30). It was very distant and only had my bins and macro lens (!). Just posting this in haste in case anyone is in the Keele-Silverdale area.
Will post rubbish photo and details later.
Richard Powell
Once Bittern, Twice Shy
Hmm. I've seen Glossys in a few different countries, and I can't ever recall them soaring like that. When you looked through binoculars, could you see the legs trailing behind the tail? Can't make that out from the photo, the wings look a bit broad too.
There has been a Bald Ibis knocking about in recent times. I drove past it on the 24th May, in a field near Leek when on my way to Manchester airport. It's also been seen in Ch*shire and up towards Manchester.
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=234730
More than happy to be proved wrong of course, but I just wonder if it's this bird again, seeing the light and leaving Cheshire 8-P.
There has been a Bald Ibis knocking about in recent times. I drove past it on the 24th May, in a field near Leek when on my way to Manchester airport. It's also been seen in Ch*shire and up towards Manchester.
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=234730
More than happy to be proved wrong of course, but I just wonder if it's this bird again, seeing the light and leaving Cheshire 8-P.
Gronk08
Well-known member
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Hi
A rather lucky friend in Kidsgrove has had a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in their garden last weekend.
Was thought to have been a Great Spotted at first, but had no red plumage what so ever and a Great Spotted came into the garden at the same time so the size difference became obvious to them.
Have to say I am rather jealous just get Great Spotted in my Silverdale garden.
Tim.
Hi
A rather lucky friend in Kidsgrove has had a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in their garden last weekend.
Was thought to have been a Great Spotted at first, but had no red plumage what so ever and a Great Spotted came into the garden at the same time so the size difference became obvious to them.
Have to say I am rather jealous just get Great Spotted in my Silverdale garden.
Tim.
