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Lancashire Birding (1 Viewer)
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ColonelBlimp
What time is bird?
Could possibly be a snipe but I doubt it would be something that special at Wycoller-the rarest bird I've seen there previously is a siskin (I think).
NickPatel92
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Snipes are common, well they are around here (near Broughton).
NickPatel92
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Had a nice young Iceland gull at Barnaby sands on the Wyre on Saturday. A first for me.
Plus yesterday i got my first Sand martins of the year with two showing nicely at Lightfoot green. Also yesterday i found 3 singing Chiffchaffs (1 at LFG) which were also my firsts of the year.
More on my Blog.
Plus yesterday i got my first Sand martins of the year with two showing nicely at Lightfoot green. Also yesterday i found 3 singing Chiffchaffs (1 at LFG) which were also my firsts of the year.
More on my Blog.
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NickPatel92
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Today, got the "creme de la creme" of Birding in my very own Garden in Lancs.
I had one target when migration watching in the back of my garden this morning, and that soon came after only 15-30 minutes of waiting...OSPREY, it's only the second time i've seen one and this is my first self found. It drifted northeast, and it will be an unforgettable experience i will always remember! Sorry no pics.
This just shows - anything can pop up, for anyone!
I had one target when migration watching in the back of my garden this morning, and that soon came after only 15-30 minutes of waiting...OSPREY, it's only the second time i've seen one and this is my first self found. It drifted northeast, and it will be an unforgettable experience i will always remember! Sorry no pics.
This just shows - anything can pop up, for anyone!
Floyd Barnes
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Nice One !
Has anyone heard whether there's a grasshopper warbler at Mere Sands Wood?
We're darn certain now we've listened to a recording that the unusual and very distinctive song we heard there was a GW. It was after 6 at night and he was singing very high in the trees. We caught a glimpse from a distance and it certainly looked like a warbler.
I hope someone can confirm this.
We're darn certain now we've listened to a recording that the unusual and very distinctive song we heard there was a GW. It was after 6 at night and he was singing very high in the trees. We caught a glimpse from a distance and it certainly looked like a warbler.
I hope someone can confirm this.
Hi, has anyone been to visit the Forest of Boland lately? we paid regular visits throughout the Winter and had some great sightings of Hen Harriers and a couple of good viewings of Goshawks. Even saw the Great Grey Shrike that was about by Waddington Fell and one crisp January morning saw four Ermine charging around Whitendale. Saw an adult Eagle Owl roosting by its nesting groung in December? has there been any more sightings of these birds lately? cheers.
NickPatel92
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Whereabouts did you see the Goshawk? i regularly go to Bowland and have never seen one.
Cheers.
If you walked to Whitendale farm from Dunsop Bridge there`s a lot of forestry predominantly on your left now since the amount of felling has increased on the right. We had views in early January behind the fish farm high above the tree line, and about a month later a male actually flew above our heads on the fell just passed the United Utilities building by the ford and descended into the thick forestry on the right-an area where they have been seen reasonably often lately apparently. No news on the Eagle Owls? cheers.
Zac Hinchcliffe
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Dunsop Bridge is probably the best site in the north west for this raptor and indeed any of the desired raptors...maybe not some of the owls.
Whitendale is suppost to give the best views of G's and the areas where the conifers have been forested should certainly be given a scan as they are known to be perching here regularly.
Zac
(P.s. I've only ever seen one bird so far, and this was no where near Dunsop but near Clitheroe)
Whitendale is suppost to give the best views of G's and the areas where the conifers have been forested should certainly be given a scan as they are known to be perching here regularly.
Zac
(P.s. I've only ever seen one bird so far, and this was no where near Dunsop but near Clitheroe)
NickPatel92
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The Ross's gull is a goodun, if anyone's thinkin of it, i saw it on Sunday, and got such good views of it, and managed to get great pics of it - a great combo!
NickPatel92
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Hi,
For Lightfoot green i would recommend parking (if you go by car) at the layby just after the motorway bridge going north, just before the quarry entrance (where the road splits into two, and becomes a dead end) and use the footpaths that go around the quarry, seen on the Ordnance survey website (plus there is also an informal path down the side of a field to the west pits which usually hold the most!).
For myerscough quarry, i would say park (if by car again) at the corner (where it points on the myerscough map, and walk over the canal bridge and go from there.
I have attached two maps of where to park (for cars) for both places, LFG being first.
Hope this helps.
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NickPatel92
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If you look at the map at this grid reference: SD359347). You see where the arrow is, well you park on the pavement-like verge there. From here it is fairly easy to view the pool from. Keep to the short track of pavement, as this is the only place you can view the pool. But none the less great views of some stunning Birds can be viewed from here.
I would advise a Telescope if you have one, if not it doesn't matter, but maybe if you wait long enough someone might bring their own, and they might lend you a view of something if you ask?
Hope this helps.
