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Recent records from Rishton - Birds and Moths 24 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
I've had the Moth trap out in the garden eight times so far in August and though the sepcies count has diminished somewhat (50 - 60 on average compared to up to 98 in July) the interest has not. Yes, ...
Two-barred Crossbill - a first for Lancs 4 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
It's been a while since I posted on here but East Lancashire has scored again with another rarity, this time a juvenile Two-barred Crossbill on a Bowland bird feeder. Juvenile Two-barred Crossbill T...
Greenish Warbler in Lancashire 14 Jun 2013 | 10:42 pm
June is normally a quiet month where I can get on with writing up the Lancashire Bird Report but with being away in America for two weeks and a very busy time at work moving all the IT to a new site t...
After 37 years, an Albatross! 28 May 2013 | 08:21 am
It's been a long wait but after a very long wait since I first dipped the Black-browed Albatross on Hermaness in '76 (and subsequently in three other years) I finally have an Albatross on my list in t...
West coast birding - the Pacific not the Atlantic 24 May 2013 | 10:15 am
After a couple of good days in Chicago, we've hit the Pacific coast and done a stack of sight-seeing which resulted in views of Anna's Hummingbird in a San Franciscan park, loads of Brandt's Cormorant...
My first taste of spring birding in the states 20 May 2013 | 07:44 am
Baltimore Oriole Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Back in the USA. And Chicago again to attend my daughter's graduation ceremony but that's given me a chance to experience some May birding in places where...
Westerlies bring seabirds to Rishton Reservoir 12 May 2013 | 04:17 pm
We've had summer. That nice week is now a distant memory and we're back into cool weather, westerlies and showers but at this time of year this is great weather to drop migrating birds into local rese...
Wot, no Chiffchaffs, yet still the Redpolls keep coming 5 May 2013 | 07:40 pm
We're into the first week of May and though the weather has turned warmer, there are still winter birds around and a dearth os some migrants. A few Willow Warblers are singing around Rishton but there...
Whinchat tops spring arrivals in Bowland 21 Apr 2013 | 02:47 pm
Saturday was a lovely spring day so it was an early start at Mark's to see if we could catch more of the hoards of Siskins that have descended before they migrate. In fact it was so nice, the bulk had...
Killdeer and Osprey provide a distraction from ringing activities 7 Apr 2013 | 09:42 pm
I think the title is putting it mildly. After a couple of hours ringing in the garden catching another 13 new Redpolls taking the winter total to over 70, my phone rang - it was Bill Aspin - there mus...
