A Red Kite was over Hindley town centre 16:36-16:40, watched from Tesco car park. It arrived from the east and circled over the Borsdane Brook area behind Market Street before heading off north pursued by a Black-Headed Gull.
Singing Grasshopper warbler in bushes next to the hospice on Kildare street 0530 this morning, surreal it being their in the middle of one of this mornings blizzards .
Thursday Display of around 800 starlings swirling behind St Peters church before dropping like stones into nearby trees. They have been gathering like this for a number of days between 530pm and 630pm
Darby lane filter beds and area surrounding Hindley arlfc Canada geese 4 also accompanied by one white goose possible escaped farm goose. Carrion Crow 4 Magpies 6 Buzzard 2 over Cormorant 4 over Mistle thrush 2 Moorhen 2 Coot 2 Starlings 28 Longtailed tit 6 Great tit 2 Blue tit 2 Blackbird 2 Robin 2 Woodpigeon 14 Reed bunting 2 Goldfinch 6 Black headed gull 18 over
The Glossy Ibis was present again at Pennington Green at 14:00 today at the far end of the horse paddock from Fir Tree Crescent. The views were good with the sun catching it. Nice to finally catch up with one.
Glossy Ibis still present today at 1pm by Fir Tree Crescent, Pennington Green. Still feeding in the first horse paddock near the compost heap, viewed from gate.
The ibis flew over Amberswood Flash at 9.30am on Saturday morning heading towards Hall Lane.
Glossy Ibis still present today at 1pm by Fir Tree Crescent, Pennington Green. Still feeding in the first horse paddock near the compost heap, viewed from gate.
The Glossy Ibis was showing really well again this afternoon and it's colour was vibrant in the glorious sunshine. Nice to meet Alison as well. A very enjoyable afternoon.
Driving past on way back from Worthy lakes at 15-40 so couldn't resist calling great views of Glossy Ibis down to 10yds, 2 Mute Swan flew over field,no sign of the Grey Partridge would have been nice to see some from the front, i generally see them on Bickershaw with my dog Charlie so only see them retreating.
Yes it flew in at 12:30pm as I was about to leave so got my photo's. Nice to meet fellow twitchers, Norman and friend and hopefully it came closer for them.
No sign of Glossy Ibis this morning at 9:15am or 10:30am but the grey partridge were in the second field to the right, hard to tell how many as they were huddled and very low.
The Glossy Ibis was still in the same place, very close to the gate late yesterday afternoon OOps nearly forgot, 8 Grey Partridges a few paddocks back from the gate too, great bonus bird
-- Edited by Doc Brewster on Thursday 16th of January 2014 02:33:37 PM
Glossy ibis still feeding away when i left at 1100, in the muddy horse paddock near the gate. also 2 grey wagtails landed briefly , before flying off north. Presume that was you Neil who i chatted to, nice to chat with you.
Glossy ibis still feeding away when i left at 1100, in the muddy horse paddock near the gate. also 2 grey wagtails landed briefly , before flying off north. Presume that was you Neil who i chatted to, nice to chat with you.
Glossy Ibis still showing today though slightly more distant in fields further south (towards Hindley) but still visible from the farm gates off Firs Park Crescent.
Info thanks to John Tymon
Glossy Ibis back in the field to the right of the gate to 1pm
Glossy Ibis still showing today though slightly more distant in fields further south (towards Hindley) but still visible from the farm gates off Firs Park Crescent.