Lancashire Birding (1 Viewer)

[WyreWader]

but star of the day was the smallest predator on show

Frank - I absolutely love that Weasel photo, what a fantastic action shot!!!

Cliff

 

[sleipnerofasgard]

Frank, we were at HOm yesterday and also saw a Weasel catch a mouse and run off with it! we saw the weasel as we walked down the newly laid path on the ramp. Possibly the same one? If it was it was having a good day.

Yes, the same one as we were walking back from the other direction i saw it come out of a hole with the mouse, it ran around for a few minutes before i remembered to get my camera out, luckily it came back and ran towards me before disappearing back down the same hole and this was the only pic with the head in focus:king:

Frank

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleipnerofasgard/

 

[sleipnerofasgard]

Frank - I absolutely love that Weasel photo, what a fantastic action shot!!!

Cliff

Cheers Cliff, lucky shot, but the more i shoot the luckier i get

Frank

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleipnerofasgard/

 

[gradders52]

Jeez mate they are thermal lined hahaha. Plus a jacket obviously, scarf and gloves.

Boxers?

 

[Neil UK]

Boxers?

Hahahaha you been reading the blog by any chance

 

[kwyll]

brock holes forum

Not been able to view it for about a week now ...anybody else having problems........?:C

 

[peter hill]

Managed a few shots of the waxwings at craig bank near the mini roundabout ,they were roosting in trees by the canal and coming tio feed on berries on the other side of the road ,there were 7 of them this was yesterday

 

[Jonny721]

Adult Mediterranean Gull present on Lawson's Fields today with a white darvic ring 3N92, also an adult Black Headed Gull on Stanley Park with darvic ring VLJ. The Black Headed Gull was ringed in Denmark and I am awaiting the information about the Mediterranean Gull.

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

Jonny,

If you don't have them the Black-headed Gull details are:-
6H2691 / VLJ adult female
ringed 25/03/2008 Svanemøllebugten, Copenhagen, Denmark

Regards,

Stephen

 

[snowcap]

Hi Stephen, I`ve had a couple of presumed Danish colour ringed BHG`s at Seaforth over the last year or so but I`ve never received any info on them after sending the details off.Do you have a contact email address for these ?

cheers, Pete.

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

Hi Stephen, I`ve had a couple of presumed Danish colour ringed BHG`s at Seaforth over the last year or so but I`ve never received any info on them after sending the details off.Do you have a contact email address for these ?

cheers, Pete.

Pete,

I don't think that some of the Danish ringers are very good at replying. The previous Danish BHG I had at Stanley Park I got prompt updates but this one we had to chase up (different ringer) to get any kind of reply. I emailed the update that VLJ was here this winter and have had no acknowledgement.

Regards,

Stephen

 

[WyreWader]

Peter - I'm loving the Waxwing photo :t:.

Jonny, very nice Med Gull :t::t:.

A notable sighting from yesterday was a Little Egret in the fields adjacent to School Rd, Blackpool.

Today I spent my lunchbreak at Rossall Point, sightings were mainly Sanderlings, I'd say 300+ of them(probably way more), with a few dozen Turnstone and a handful of Ringed Plovers too, also a couple of Dunlin & two male Eider flew on by(I've got photos of the Eider that I'm yet to process).

I've attached a few photos.

Cheers

Cliff

 

[snowcap]

Pete,

I don't think that some of the Danish ringers are very good at replying. The previous Danish BHG I had at Stanley Park I got prompt updates but this one we had to chase up (different ringer) to get any kind of reply. I emailed the update that VLJ was here this winter and have had no acknowledgement.

Regards,

Stephen

Cheers Stephen.

 

[LancashireFellRunner]

Anyone know what's happening at Leighton Moss, i'm off there Friday.

 

[gradders52]

Snow Bunting, Cockersands

Snow Bunting still at Cockersands on Tuesday if anyone is interested (or planning a trip to Leighton Moss and wants a detour)... hope you have better weather and photographic conditions. (And five Rock Pipits)

 

[Jonny721]

Lucky you Gradders! I've missed it twice this year but hopefully I will see it this weekend, is high tide best? Brilliant photos as well

 

[peter hill]

The waxwing were at crag bank ,not craig bank its also near L MOSS also there have been hawfinches showing at sizercastle about 7 miles north of L M Leighton itself on monday had lots of pintails wigeon teal and masses of black tailed godwits on the sea hides and the same on the main site

 

[Neil UK]

Am guessing this is a Yellow Legged Gull?

Taken at Preston Docks. After last weekend decided to take alot more notice of Gulls and id'ing them.

 

[snowcap]

Hi Neil, this is a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Yellow-legged Gulls are slightly paler grey on the mantle( in between "our" Herring Gulls and LBB`s) and also generally larger and bulkier the LBB`s.

 

[Neil UK]

Cheers mate, least it makes my gull id alot better