Out of Rossendale Trip Reports

C Bel · C Bel

Excellent trip to this site on Sunday 27th Nov 2011 with R Archer.. With the big 10mtr tides last weekend covering most of the marsh area it was ideal conditions to see lots of waders/wildfowl/raptors pushed closer in. It didn`t dissapoint.. After going to the site for the last 3 Sundays, lots of the bi...

David Ousey · David Ousey

2013 has really been an exceptional year for great birds so why should December be any different. So when, an unusual guillemot was seen in Portland Harbour on Boxing Day, it seemed like another rarity was on the cards. The bird was quickly identified as an Brunnichs Guillemot, but as we all know, they...

David Ousey · David Ousey

20th December. A Great Northern Diver had entertained Steve K on his latest fishing trip to Ladywood Lakes, Mirfield, Yorkshire. He said what a dark, well marked bird it was and that it was even singing/calling a little. Worth a go on a Friday dinner trip after work I thought. Upon arrival I could see th...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A Hoopoe was found near Rhyl, Wales in November and everyone thought thats late. So when it or another one was found near a caravan site in Pensarn, Wales in December people were really surprised! Chris B needed to see this species so a morning only trip was planned. We departed a cold, dark and bleak New...

David Ousey · David Ousey

I know its a bit late but I have got behind with all the comings & goings of this month. The last month of this already memorable 2013 year has been extraordinary and was to end on a real high for us all. It all started with the finding of a possible Baikal Teal near Marshside, Southport, Lancashire. Th...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt -18th -25th November 2013by David Ousey (david.ousey @ yahoo.com)Hotel Royal Albatros Modena, Nabq, Sharm el Sheikh After enjoying last years holiday in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, we decided to go again and avoid the English climate. The 5 1/2 hour flight from Manchester and t...

C Bel · C Bel

A couple of hours at Marshside this afternoon to have a look at any Peregrine, Merlin and Harriers turned into a memorable days birding !!! Straight after pulling up at the 1st gateway on the "Marine Drive", getting the scope out to scan the close-up wildfowl flock on the saltmarsh scrape a...

sarfraz · sarfraz

I had to make a work-related trip to London and with a few hours to spare I decided to visit the London Wetland Centre. For those who have not been it is a big nature reserve run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in one of the biggest cities in the world. From Euston I got a tube to Green Park and then t...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

13:00-15:00 Cormorant, c200 stood on sandbanks in the estuary, Grey Heron, 2, Little Egret, c10, Pink Footed Goose, c500, Teal, c500, Shoveler, pair, Buzzard, c6 on the drive in, Peregrine, 3 perched birds with one eventually taking flight over the estuary, Merlin, 1 perched female, Hen Harrier,...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

12:00-14:00 Grey Heron, 1, Little Egret, c8 on the marshes and 11 later at roost on Marine Lake, Mute Swan, c12, Ross' Goose, 1 with Grey Lags, Grey Lag Goose, c60, Pink Footed Goose, c1000, Canada Goose, c200, Barnacle Goose, 1 with Pink Feet, Teal, c1000, Mallard, c200. Wigeon, c2000, Shoveler, c4...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

we had a few days in Scarborough last week with the following sightings between the Ice Creams! R.T.Diver, c10 especially at Flamborough Head, Slavonian Grebe, 1 on Hornsea Mere, Whooper Swan, herds of 4 & 2 in off the sea, Goshawk, pair at Wykeham, Red Kite, 1 near Harrogate on the way over, Pereg...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Press ? for Keyboard Shortcuts. Hartlepool Hat-Trick. 20/10/2013 The town of Hartlepool has got a good reputation for attracting rare birds, White-throated Robin & Western Orphean Warbler of recent times. So, when 3 rare birds were seen on Saturday we got a trip up ther...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Our annual trip came around again and it did not disappoint. There were new birds for the year, a twitch, sunny weather and finally a loss which has become a found! Me and Bob K left Rochdale early in dreadful weather on Friday and it looked good for, bad weather,good birds etc. By Hull the rain had s...

sarfraz · sarfraz

Finally caught up with them. A must see. Coming up to a few metres away. Some have had them a few yards away. These rare visitors are giving very good close views. They can move around so d keep a track on their whereabouts on the forums.

craggy · craggy

Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Curlew 1 Meadow Pipits large numbers in small flocks on Holcombe moor Sparrowhawk heard Pheasants heard Green Woodpecker heard Goldfinch in ones and two's Magpie 6 and 7 in flocks 5 flocks seen Cheers Craggy

David Ousey · David Ousey

We had planned to go to Hilbre Island on the Wirral, but, the winds did not look very promising, so, we decided to go to find the Blue winged Teal's in Lincoln. A fully employed "A" team met in Newhey for a 6am departure with Bob K at the wheel. My idea of a shortcut over the tops turned into a bit of...

craggy · craggy

Sunny Hurst Woods to Jubilee Tower around Darwen Hill Willow Warbler 2 Chiffchaff in song House Martin and Swallow mix 40 to 50 in one group Stonechat 8 Goldfinch in two flocks of 30 and 20 Chaffinch 10 Meadow pipit lots in groups 6 to 10 Coal tit 4 Sparrow Hawk 1 having a go at the goldfinch Red Grouse 5 w...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Whilst searching through a few websites, about birding, I noticed that Lee Evans considers the Italian Sparrow as a full species. Quite a bit of science has been applied to this and it appears in the second edition of the Collins guide. So that when an apparent, Italian Sparrow, turned up in Norfolk, I...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:00-13:00 I managed to spend 3 hours or so on this super reserve which is a coastal lagoon a short bus ride from the hustle of Albufeira. It produced some great sightings for me including Greater Flamingo which was a new species personally. Most of the waders were in a shallow bay on the north side of t...

sarfraz · sarfraz

I have always wanted to visit Bempton Cliffs but never got the chance but I wanted that to change in 2013. I had set a plan of visiting Bempton and Flamborough for the day, then in the late afternoon driving to some point in Wykenham Forest for the night to see if we could spot Nightjars. During the day we...

David Ousey · David Ousey

With Bob K making a shed and trying to earn "browny" points the other four members of the A Team headed for the hills of Yorkshire. The weather over the last couple of weeks had been like traditional summers were, hot! The plan was to search the hills for Ring Ouzel a species that has eluded u...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Rising at a respectable 8-00am on Saturday morning and having lots of "chores" to do, I thought I would check the bird news. Nothing could prepare me for what I read,"female Dusky Thrush in Margate Cemetery and showing well". Morphing into, "Twitcherman". I...

sarfraz · sarfraz

A warm early June day, no work so a day trip to Formby was the right answer. Arriving at Formby I take a slightly wrong turn and find myself at the Lifeboat Road Nature Reserve. Greeted by an annoyed Blackbird I took a little walk around and realise it was the wrong area. It was as beautiful but not as e...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Well two weeks ago we had planned our annual trip to Anglesey, but, a certain Pacific Swift diverted us from going, so this Saturday the three elders of our group made the trip with Bob K driving. An early start was needed as a few stops had been planned so we left Rochdale at 6am. First stop was Holyhead h...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Southern Spain 3rd to 10th June 2013 Along with my wife and daughter we had a weeks holiday in Torremolinos,Spain staying at the Puente Real Hotel which is situated on the eastern end of town and just across from the beach.The hotel was a good family type hotel,excellent food and well set out.We hire...

David Ousey · David Ousey

After a quick check on Rare Bird Alert on Thursday news of a Greenish Warbler in Lancashire. The bird had been found by the green keeper at Turton Golf Course near Edgworth. He had identified the bird from its unusual song, well done that man! Let our team know and arranged with Steve K to go.The conditio...

sarfraz · sarfraz

I visited the new RSPB reserve St Aidans today near Swillington in Yorkshire. Today was the opening day and we decided to arrive early so we would not have to struggle parking. Arriving at 9.20am there were just 4-5 cars parked and there appeared more staff and volunteers than visitors. Although...

David Ousey · David Ousey

At 10-30am last Saturday morning I checked the rare bird news and the message, "Pacific Swift at Trimley St Mary's, Suffolk and showing well", had all kind of emotions running around in lots of fellow birders brains. The memory of my bachelor night in Cley in 1993 over the Friday & Satu...

sarfraz · sarfraz

I decided to go to Bolton Abbey as another birder recommended that it was a good place for Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Wood Warbler - the famous Oakwood trio. Having scoured the internet Whinchat were around as well as Cuckoo in the past few years. It was an exciting day and a good mix of history, c...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

A family holiday really but with so many birding opportunities the following highlights were observed: B.T.Diver, 1 on Lochindorb & 1 on the sea at St. Cyrus, R.T.Diver, 1 at St. Cyrus, Slavonian Grebe, at least 4 pairs at Loch Ruthven, Gannet, c40 passed Fowlsheugh, Greylag Goose, c100, Red Br...

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	MARSHSIDE/HESKETH OUT MARSH, RIBBLE ESTUARY, SOUTHPORT. (Preview) Excellent trip to this site on Sunday 27th Nov 2011 with R Archer.. With the big 10mtr tides last weekend covering most of the marsh area it was ideal conditions to see lots of waders/wildfowl/raptors pushed closer in. It didn`t dissapoint.. After going to the site for the last 3 Sundays, lots of the bi...	C Bel	6	316	Thu Jan 2 10:27 PM, 2014 by C Bel
	Brunnich's Guillemot.Portland Harbour,Dorset 28/12/2013 (Preview) 2013 has really been an exceptional year for great birds so why should December be any different. So when, an unusual guillemot was seen in Portland Harbour on Boxing Day, it seemed like another rarity was on the cards. The bird was quickly identified as an Brunnichs Guillemot, but as we all know, they...	David Ousey	0	194	Tue Dec 31 6:23 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Ebony & Ivory.20th/21st December 2013. (Preview) 20th December. A Great Northern Diver had entertained Steve K on his latest fishing trip to Ladywood Lakes, Mirfield, Yorkshire. He said what a dark, well marked bird it was and that it was even singing/calling a little. Worth a go on a Friday dinner trip after work I thought. Upon arrival I could see th...	David Ousey	0	168	Tue Dec 31 6:18 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	A Hoopoe in December 14/12/2013 (Preview) A Hoopoe was found near Rhyl, Wales in November and everyone thought thats late. So when it or another one was found near a caravan site in Pensarn, Wales in December people were really surprised! Chris B needed to see this species so a morning only trip was planned. We departed a cold, dark and bleak New...	David Ousey	0	173	Tue Dec 31 6:14 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Baikal Teal,Marshside,Lancashire. 1st & 7th December 2013 (Preview) I know its a bit late but I have got behind with all the comings & goings of this month. The last month of this already memorable 2013 year has been extraordinary and was to end on a real high for us all. It all started with the finding of a possible Baikal Teal near Marshside, Southport, Lancashire. Th...	David Ousey	0	157	Tue Dec 31 6:12 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt -18th -25th November 2013 (Preview) Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt -18th -25th November 2013by David Ousey (david.ousey @ yahoo.com)Hotel Royal Albatros Modena, Nabq, Sharm el Sheikh After enjoying last years holiday in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, we decided to go again and avoid the English climate. The 5 1/2 hour flight from Manchester and t...	David Ousey	0	191	Sun Dec 8 9:31 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Marshside "BAIKAL" 30th Nov 2013 (Preview) A couple of hours at Marshside this afternoon to have a look at any Peregrine, Merlin and Harriers turned into a memorable days birding !!! Straight after pulling up at the 1st gateway on the "Marine Drive", getting the scope out to scan the close-up wildfowl flock on the saltmarsh scrape a...	C Bel	3	597	Sun Dec 1 11:22 PM, 2013 by C Bel
	A Tale of Two Greens (Preview) I had to make a work-related trip to London and with a few hours to spare I decided to visit the London Wetland Centre. For those who have not been it is a big nature reserve run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in one of the biggest cities in the world. From Euston I got a tube to Green Park and then t...	sarfraz	0	186	Sat Nov 30 12:24 AM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Dee Estuary, Parkgate, Wirral (Preview) 13:00-15:00 Cormorant, c200 stood on sandbanks in the estuary, Grey Heron, 2, Little Egret, c10, Pink Footed Goose, c500, Teal, c500, Shoveler, pair, Buzzard, c6 on the drive in, Peregrine, 3 perched birds with one eventually taking flight over the estuary, Merlin, 1 perched female, Hen Harrier,...	David Nuttall	0	188	Sun Nov 24 2:05 AM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Southport, 17th Nov 2013 (Preview) 12:00-14:00 Grey Heron, 1, Little Egret, c8 on the marshes and 11 later at roost on Marine Lake, Mute Swan, c12, Ross' Goose, 1 with Grey Lags, Grey Lag Goose, c60, Pink Footed Goose, c1000, Canada Goose, c200, Barnacle Goose, 1 with Pink Feet, Teal, c1000, Mallard, c200. Wigeon, c2000, Shoveler, c4...	David Nuttall	0	185	Mon Nov 18 4:45 AM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Yorkshire Coast, 28-30th Oct 2013 (Preview) we had a few days in Scarborough last week with the following sightings between the Ice Creams! R.T.Diver, c10 especially at Flamborough Head, Slavonian Grebe, 1 on Hornsea Mere, Whooper Swan, herds of 4 & 2 in off the sea, Goshawk, pair at Wykeham, Red Kite, 1 near Harrogate on the way over, Pereg...	David Nuttall	0	190	Sun Nov 3 5:55 PM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Hartlepool Hat trick. 20/10/2013 (Preview) Press ? for Keyboard Shortcuts. Hartlepool Hat-Trick. 20/10/2013 The town of Hartlepool has got a good reputation for attracting rare birds, White-throated Robin & Western Orphean Warbler of recent times. So, when 3 rare birds were seen on Saturday we got a trip up ther...	David Ousey	0	197	Fri Oct 25 5:22 AM, 2013 by David Ousey
	SPURN TRIP 4/6th October 2013 (Preview) Our annual trip came around again and it did not disappoint. There were new birds for the year, a twitch, sunny weather and finally a loss which has become a found! Me and Bob K left Rochdale early in dreadful weather on Friday and it looked good for, bad weather,good birds etc. By Hull the rain had s...	David Ousey	0	224	Mon Oct 14 3:46 AM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Glossy Ibis, Horwich Moors (Preview) Finally caught up with them. A must see. Coming up to a few metres away. Some have had them a few yards away. These rare visitors are giving very good close views. They can move around so d keep a track on their whereabouts on the forums.	sarfraz	0	228	Tue Oct 8 12:10 AM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Redisher Woods /Moorbottom Road and Holcombe Moor 24/09/2013 (Preview) Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Curlew 1 Meadow Pipits large numbers in small flocks on Holcombe moor Sparrowhawk heard Pheasants heard Green Woodpecker heard Goldfinch in ones and two's Magpie 6 and 7 in flocks 5 flocks seen Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	200	Mon Sep 30 4:09 AM, 2013 by craggy
	Cathedral in the mist. 22/9/2013 (Preview) We had planned to go to Hilbre Island on the Wirral, but, the winds did not look very promising, so, we decided to go to find the Blue winged Teal's in Lincoln. A fully employed "A" team met in Newhey for a 6am departure with Bob K at the wheel. My idea of a shortcut over the tops turned into a bit of...	David Ousey	0	237	Wed Sep 25 5:04 AM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Darwen 23/09/2013 (Preview) Sunny Hurst Woods to Jubilee Tower around Darwen Hill Willow Warbler 2 Chiffchaff in song House Martin and Swallow mix 40 to 50 in one group Stonechat 8 Goldfinch in two flocks of 30 and 20 Chaffinch 10 Meadow pipit lots in groups 6 to 10 Coal tit 4 Sparrow Hawk 1 having a go at the goldfinch Red Grouse 5 w...	craggy	0	215	Mon Sep 23 11:24 PM, 2013 by craggy
	An Italian in Norfolk 6/9/13 (Preview) Whilst searching through a few websites, about birding, I noticed that Lee Evans considers the Italian Sparrow as a full species. Quite a bit of science has been applied to this and it appears in the second edition of the Collins guide. So that when an apparent, Italian Sparrow, turned up in Norfolk, I...	David Ousey	1	234	Wed Sep 18 1:21 AM, 2013 by Ste Rush
	Salgados Lagoon, Nr Albufeira, Portugal, 26th Aug 2013 (Preview) 10:00-13:00 I managed to spend 3 hours or so on this super reserve which is a coastal lagoon a short bus ride from the hustle of Albufeira. It produced some great sightings for me including Greater Flamingo which was a new species personally. Most of the waders were in a shallow bay on the north side of t...	David Nuttall	7	316	Fri Sep 13 5:24 PM, 2013 by Ste Rush
	Bempton amd Flamborough mid-June (Preview) I have always wanted to visit Bempton Cliffs but never got the chance but I wanted that to change in 2013. I had set a plan of visiting Bempton and Flamborough for the day, then in the late afternoon driving to some point in Wykenham Forest for the night to see if we could spot Nightjars. During the day we...	sarfraz	6	338	Sun Aug 11 5:46 AM, 2013 by sarfraz
	It ain't half hot in Yorkshire 14/7/13 (Preview) With Bob K making a shed and trying to earn "browny" points the other four members of the A Team headed for the hills of Yorkshire. The weather over the last couple of weeks had been like traditional summers were, hot! The plan was to search the hills for Ring Ouzel a species that has eluded u...	David Ousey	0	204	Tue Jul 23 6:23 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Dusky Thrush at Margate Cemetery 18/5/2013 (Preview) Rising at a respectable 8-00am on Saturday morning and having lots of "chores" to do, I thought I would check the bird news. Nothing could prepare me for what I read,"female Dusky Thrush in Margate Cemetery and showing well". Morphing into, "Twitcherman". I...	David Ousey	5	286	Fri Jul 5 10:56 PM, 2013 by petectid
	Formby - early June (Preview) A warm early June day, no work so a day trip to Formby was the right answer. Arriving at Formby I take a slightly wrong turn and find myself at the Lifeboat Road Nature Reserve. Greeted by an annoyed Blackbird I took a little walk around and realise it was the wrong area. It was as beautiful but not as e...	sarfraz	0	281	Fri Jul 5 7:03 AM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Anglesey, at last! 29/6/2013 (Preview) Well two weeks ago we had planned our annual trip to Anglesey, but, a certain Pacific Swift diverted us from going, so this Saturday the three elders of our group made the trip with Bob K driving. An early start was needed as a few stops had been planned so we left Rochdale at 6am. First stop was Holyhead h...	David Ousey	4	227	Fri Jul 5 5:43 AM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Southern Spain 3rd to 10th June 2013 (Preview) Southern Spain 3rd to 10th June 2013 Along with my wife and daughter we had a weeks holiday in Torremolinos,Spain staying at the Puente Real Hotel which is situated on the eastern end of town and just across from the beach.The hotel was a good family type hotel,excellent food and well set out.We hire...	David Ousey	3	224	Fri Jul 5 5:34 AM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Greenish by the greens. 13/6/2013 (Preview) After a quick check on Rare Bird Alert on Thursday news of a Greenish Warbler in Lancashire. The bird had been found by the green keeper at Turton Golf Course near Edgworth. He had identified the bird from its unusual song, well done that man! Let our team know and arranged with Steve K to go.The conditio...	David Ousey	4	206	Fri Jun 28 4:07 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	St Aidans (Preview) I visited the new RSPB reserve St Aidans today near Swillington in Yorkshire. Today was the opening day and we decided to arrive early so we would not have to struggle parking. Arriving at 9.20am there were just 4-5 cars parked and there appeared more staff and volunteers than visitors. Although...	sarfraz	4	250	Wed Jun 26 7:02 AM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Pacific Swift present on Father's Day 16/6/2013 (Preview) At 10-30am last Saturday morning I checked the rare bird news and the message, "Pacific Swift at Trimley St Mary's, Suffolk and showing well", had all kind of emotions running around in lots of fellow birders brains. The memory of my bachelor night in Cley in 1993 over the Friday & Satu...	David Ousey	0	172	Fri Jun 21 5:26 AM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Bolton Abbey Monday June 4th (Preview) I decided to go to Bolton Abbey as another birder recommended that it was a good place for Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Wood Warbler - the famous Oakwood trio. Having scoured the internet Whinchat were around as well as Cuckoo in the past few years. It was an exciting day and a good mix of history, c...	sarfraz	0	186	Tue Jun 18 5:43 PM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Scotland, 27th-30th May 2013 (Preview) A family holiday really but with so many birding opportunities the following highlights were observed: B.T.Diver, 1 on Lochindorb & 1 on the sea at St. Cyrus, R.T.Diver, 1 at St. Cyrus, Slavonian Grebe, at least 4 pairs at Loch Ruthven, Gannet, c40 passed Fowlsheugh, Greylag Goose, c100, Red Br...	David Nuttall	0	181	Sun Jun 2 5:37 AM, 2013 by David Nuttall
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