Out of Rossendale Trip Reports

David Ousey · David Ousey

After a years break from our annual trip to Spurn it was nice to have another get together and enjoy the birds. Bob K, Kev C and myself left a wet and windy Rochdale at 6am and Bob soon had us through all the regular bottlenecks on the M62. We arrived at our first call at Stone Creek, Sunk Island and met up wi...

David Ousey · David Ousey

We all knew that the weather was going to be very wet on Sunday but, most of our crew still headed out to see what we could find on a damp, dull day. Leaving Rochdale at 8am we headed over the M60/M67 and through the worst bottle neck known to man, Mottram in Longendale. Later in the day due to a closure of t...

David Ousey · David Ousey

The news of a probable Eastern Yellow Wagtail having been seen again on the 26th of September had me thinking of making a trip to see it. All my regular birding mates were contacted, with no takers, until John R of Red Throated Pipit fame and Craig B made contact. We had a plan to wait for news and meet up...

sarfraz · sarfraz

With a day off from work on Monday I decided to visit RSPB St Aidan's near Leeds with Andy Young and Craggy. A Long Billed Dowitcher had arrived at Fairburn Ings and after a few days crossed over to the nearby St Aidan's Reserve. Long Billed Dowitchers are very rare this far inland and a first for the St...

David Ousey · David Ousey

With the continued presence of the two American Golden Plovers at Lunt Water Meadows, Nr Maghull, Lancashire a trip to see them was planned. With Steve & Chris B we set off with a plan to see the plovers, a Red necked Phalarope at Marshside and finally the Pectoral Sandpiper between Mythop &...

David Ousey · David Ousey

With the ongoing saga of the Brown Booby(s) continuing in Cornwall, we decided to get a team together and see if we could manage to see it. So at 11-30pm with Kevin C driving, myself, Andy M, Dave W & Tony W (a Lancashire & Yorkshire team) we headed south. We planned to get there at first light ar...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Its never easy trying to get people to give up a nights sleep to drive overnight on the chance of seeing a Brown Booby (a flying one) near St Ives, Cornwall. After trying a few possible participants for the journey and not getting many positive answers it seemed that a rethink was necessary. Now as it...

David Ousey · David Ousey

After the birding slumbers of June and July it was good to get all the members of our little team together again for a trip to the east coast. All five of us met in Newhey at 6am and loaded ourselves into Bob K`s latest car, the day promised to be warm and sunny and away we went. Our target bird was the Mars...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Just back from a couple of weeks in The U.S.A., mainly in California but a few days on the east coast too. A family holiday but very good for wildlife generally with the Highlights as follows: Black Bear, 1 in Yosemite, Elephant Seal, c100 on the west coast, California Sea Lion, c50 on west coast, Harbo...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

I was lucky enough to be working near Martin Down this week and although it was 7:00P.M. it was still quite good for butterflies with the following noted: Dark Green Fritillary, c6, Marbled White, c40, Small Skipper, c20, Meadow Brown, c80 Ringlet, c40 Birds were a little quiet but the following we...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A good birding friend of Bob K`s from Australia, Paul Mc, was visiting the UK with a view to seeing a few of the more difficult bird species that grace our little island. A trip was planned and at 4am start on Friday from Bob K`s, with myself and Kev C making up the four in Pauls car. We planned to meet up wi...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk then a Black Winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire had been on our sights to visit but, as so often happens the birds fly off! So we made other plans to go to Anglesey to see a Savi`s Warbler that had taken up residence at RSPB Cors Ddyga near Pentre Berw. With Kev C and Steve B...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Our annual Through the night birding trip began with a 11am start from Newhey and ended with an M62 induced end at 2am (more of that later) As we headed past Leeds a few Red Kites were seen swooping and gliding effortlessly over the adjacent fields. Our first stop was to be Wykeham (or as one of our team...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A couple of weeks ago an Iberian Chiffchaff was heard and seen well at Pilling Lane Ends N.R. in Lancashire. We decided, as we all needed to have a good look & listen at this fairly recently split species, to have a look for ourselves. A leisurely start at 8am from Norden soon had us on our way on a rea...

David Ousey · David Ousey

28th May A trip to see the eagles on Mull was arranged back in March with accommodation, ferries & White Tailed Eagle trip booked and with the weather not looking too bad we set off. A 5-30am start with Bob K driving, Kevin C, Steve B and myself on board with a very full boot headed up the M6. At Tebay...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

17:00-22:00 Working in Barnsley, as I do, I spent the evening at some of its birding hot spots, mainly the moors towards Woodhead pass and the flashes near Grimethorpe with the following seen: Merlin, male seen twice dashing over the moors, Peregrine, male seen twice over the moors, Buzzard, severa...

David Ousey · David Ousey

After missing the male Baikal Teal near Eldernell, Cambridgeshire about 2 weeks ago and with its subsequent re-appearance last week, thoughts of another trip to see it were mooted. Thursday`s news that the presumed same bird had been seen at Kilnsea Wetlands near Spurn was very welcome. Friday...

David Ousey · David Ousey

News of an adult Stilt Sandpiper near Maghull, Lancashire on Friday afternoon had a few looking up when the last one had been recorded, it was in 1967, so it would surely attract a lot of attention. The sharp ones amongst you might think that the location might be in the dreamed up county of Merseysid...

David Ousey · David Ousey

In much better conditions than last weeks monsoon, myself, Bob K & Kevin C had a mid-week trip out. We left a sunny Whitworth at 6-30am and arrived at Strid Woods by 7-30am. As we started to tune our ears into the various calls & songs that we normally hear, one noticeable song was missing, a R...

craggy · craggy

Had a look at the Tern colony at Preston Docks where artificial nest sites have been set out on pontoons in the Albert Edward Basin Around 40+ Terns where around mostly Common Tern with possibly 8 Arctic Tern two or three nest boxes have been occupied as yet and one with a pair of coots This is a must re...

David Ousey · David Ousey

One of our number has yet to see a Baikal Teal or a Savi`s Warbler so, when they both became available a trip was planned. I had just returned from a two week trip to Lesvos for the eastern Mediterranean migration and was accustomed to sunshine and cloudless skies. This trip made me feel at home, back...

craggy · craggy

With reports of Dotterel on the summit of Pendle Hill yesterday and after two failed attempts of seeing this bird in the same number of years thought I would give it another go today and was not disappointed as one Dotterel was still present and being very showy well worth the slog up Cheers Craggy ...

David Ousey · David Ousey

It was a bright, bitterly cold morning as we met in Shaw and headed easterly along the M62. Our plan was to visit the area around the Rivers Trent, Ouse and Humber and see what migrants had arrived etc. At Faxfleet we managed to watch a few Marsh Harriers whilst Cettiss Warblers seemed to be everywhe...

craggy · craggy

Thought I would try my luck again for a Hawfinch at Sizergh it wasnt too be, but with a reported Green-winged Teal the night before at Leighton Moss at the Allan hide Morecambe Bay would be the next stop. Only three people where in the hide watching the bird feeding along the back of the pool a nice lifer...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A full team got into Steve B`s car on a dull Sunday morning and headed east, even after being told that West was best for the weather today. We pressed on through a very misty Yorkshire eventually arriving at Wykeham raptor viewpoint, which was shrouded in mist. Well we were all told not to bother. A...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Just myself and Bob K having a little tour around seeing what we could find at this, generally, exciting time of the year. We started at Sizergh Castle looking for the Hawfinch without any joy (the sharp ones amongst you will say its in Cumbria) We called in at Pine Lake and had great views of the fir...

David Ousey · David Ousey

With a full team aboard we headed up the A19 to visit a nice little village church that`s graveyard is full of wild Daffodils at this part of spring, very nice! A male Sparrowhawk showed really nicely whilst sat on top of a hedge, so along with Buzzards and Kestrels it made it a nice place to stop at. Its...

David Ousey · David Ousey

On a day when the weather was supposed to be much worse than it turned out to be, four of us headed out for a days birding and were not disappointed. First stop was the now mandatory one at Moore N.R. near Warrington for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. As this was our third visit this year a certain optim...

craggy · craggy

Elton Pochard 1m Scaup 7 Goldeneye 2 Tufted Duck 25+ Mallard Teal 6 Goosandere 2 Cormorant G C Grebe 8 with some displaying Little Grebe 1 Oystercatchers 2 Coot Moorhen Lapwing 24 Grey Heron 2 Buzzard 2 Kestrel 1 Withins Gadwall 5 Teal 2 Pink-footed 2 Goose in with Canada Geese Lowercroft Upper Res...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A Pallas`s Warbler and a Firecrest had been seen fairly regularly at a sewage works in Fishburn, County Durham and had been present for around 2 weeks. With Kevin C freshly returned from the colonies, Steve B, we planned a trip to try to locate the birds. A decent drive up the A1 managing to see a Red...

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	A Weekend in the Spurn Area. 4th to 6th October 2019 (Preview) After a years break from our annual trip to Spurn it was nice to have another get together and enjoy the birds. Bob K, Kev C and myself left a wet and windy Rochdale at 6am and Bob soon had us through all the regular bottlenecks on the M62. We arrived at our first call at Stone Creek, Sunk Island and met up wi...	David Ousey	0	162	Tue Oct 8 12:14 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	A Damp Day in Derbyshire & the Wirral. 29/9/2019 (Preview) We all knew that the weather was going to be very wet on Sunday but, most of our crew still headed out to see what we could find on a damp, dull day. Leaving Rochdale at 8am we headed over the M60/M67 and through the worst bottle neck known to man, Mottram in Longendale. Later in the day due to a closure of t...	David Ousey	0	146	Mon Sep 30 8:34 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey. Friday 27th September 2019 (Preview) The news of a probable Eastern Yellow Wagtail having been seen again on the 26th of September had me thinking of making a trip to see it. All my regular birding mates were contacted, with no takers, until John R of Red Throated Pipit fame and Craig B made contact. We had a plan to wait for news and meet up...	David Ousey	0	123	Mon Sep 30 7:33 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	RSPB ST Aidan's AKA Swillington Ings (Preview) With a day off from work on Monday I decided to visit RSPB St Aidan's near Leeds with Andy Young and Craggy. A Long Billed Dowitcher had arrived at Fairburn Ings and after a few days crossed over to the nearby St Aidan's Reserve. Long Billed Dowitchers are very rare this far inland and a first for the St...	sarfraz	1	160	Mon Sep 23 11:16 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Lancashire Clean Up (well almost) 22/9/2019 (Preview) With the continued presence of the two American Golden Plovers at Lunt Water Meadows, Nr Maghull, Lancashire a trip to see them was planned. With Steve & Chris B we set off with a plan to see the plovers, a Red necked Phalarope at Marshside and finally the Pectoral Sandpiper between Mythop &...	David Ousey	0	164	Mon Sep 23 11:14 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Brown Booby at Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall. 6/9/2019 (Preview) With the ongoing saga of the Brown Booby(s) continuing in Cornwall, we decided to get a team together and see if we could manage to see it. So at 11-30pm with Kevin C driving, myself, Andy M, Dave W & Tony W (a Lancashire & Yorkshire team) we headed south. We planned to get there at first light ar...	David Ousey	0	974	Mon Sep 9 12:40 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Trans Pennine Birding Day (or Booby prize). Sunday 1st September 2019 (Preview) Its never easy trying to get people to give up a nights sleep to drive overnight on the chance of seeing a Brown Booby (a flying one) near St Ives, Cornwall. After trying a few possible participants for the journey and not getting many positive answers it seemed that a rethink was necessary. Now as it...	David Ousey	0	146	Tue Sep 3 6:52 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Sykes Field, Kilnsea & Beacon Lane, Spurn area. 25/8/2019 (Preview) After the birding slumbers of June and July it was good to get all the members of our little team together again for a trip to the east coast. All five of us met in Newhey at 6am and loaded ourselves into Bob K`s latest car, the day promised to be warm and sunny and away we went. Our target bird was the Mars...	David Ousey	0	147	Tue Aug 27 1:00 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	U.S.A. 28th July -12th August 2019 (Preview) Just back from a couple of weeks in The U.S.A., mainly in California but a few days on the east coast too. A family holiday but very good for wildlife generally with the Highlights as follows: Black Bear, 1 in Yosemite, Elephant Seal, c100 on the west coast, California Sea Lion, c50 on west coast, Harbo...	David Nuttall	0	153	Wed Aug 14 9:48 PM, 2019 by David Nuttall
	Martin Down, 18th July 2019 (Preview) I was lucky enough to be working near Martin Down this week and although it was 7:00P.M. it was still quite good for butterflies with the following noted: Dark Green Fritillary, c6, Marbled White, c40, Small Skipper, c20, Meadow Brown, c80 Ringlet, c40 Birds were a little quiet but the following we...	David Nuttall	0	191	Fri Jul 19 11:13 PM, 2019 by David Nuttall
	Suffolk & Norfolk Trip. 5th to 7th July 2019 (Preview) A good birding friend of Bob K`s from Australia, Paul Mc, was visiting the UK with a view to seeing a few of the more difficult bird species that grace our little island. A trip was planned and at 4am start on Friday from Bob K`s, with myself and Kev C making up the four in Pauls car. We planned to meet up wi...	David Ousey	0	146	Fri Jul 12 1:52 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Well it did start well, Anglesey. 19/6/2019 (Preview) A Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk then a Black Winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire had been on our sights to visit but, as so often happens the birds fly off! So we made other plans to go to Anglesey to see a Savi`s Warbler that had taken up residence at RSPB Cors Ddyga near Pentre Berw. With Kev C and Steve B...	David Ousey	0	152	Sat Jun 22 10:18 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	A170 Wanderings. 15th June 2019 (Preview) Our annual Through the night birding trip began with a 11am start from Newhey and ended with an M62 induced end at 2am (more of that later) As we headed past Leeds a few Red Kites were seen swooping and gliding effortlessly over the adjacent fields. Our first stop was to be Wykeham (or as one of our team...	David Ousey	0	164	Sun Jun 16 3:50 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Lancashire & Cumbria. Sunday 9th June 2019 (Preview) A couple of weeks ago an Iberian Chiffchaff was heard and seen well at Pilling Lane Ends N.R. in Lancashire. We decided, as we all needed to have a good look & listen at this fairly recently split species, to have a look for ourselves. A leisurely start at 8am from Norden soon had us on our way on a rea...	David Ousey	0	159	Thu Jun 13 10:45 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Trip to Mull & Iona, Scotland. 28th to 31st May 2019 (Preview) 28th May A trip to see the eagles on Mull was arranged back in March with accommodation, ferries & White Tailed Eagle trip booked and with the weather not looking too bad we set off. A 5-30am start with Bob K driving, Kevin C, Steve B and myself on board with a very full boot headed up the M6. At Tebay...	David Ousey	2	145	Sat Jun 8 10:45 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Barnsley District, 31st May 2019 (Preview) 17:00-22:00 Working in Barnsley, as I do, I spent the evening at some of its birding hot spots, mainly the moors towards Woodhead pass and the flashes near Grimethorpe with the following seen: Merlin, male seen twice dashing over the moors, Peregrine, male seen twice over the moors, Buzzard, severa...	David Nuttall	0	149	Sat Jun 1 9:46 AM, 2019 by David Nuttall
	Hornsea Mere & Spurn area. Friday 24th May 2019 (Preview) After missing the male Baikal Teal near Eldernell, Cambridgeshire about 2 weeks ago and with its subsequent re-appearance last week, thoughts of another trip to see it were mooted. Thursday`s news that the presumed same bird had been seen at Kilnsea Wetlands near Spurn was very welcome. Friday...	David Ousey	0	160	Sat May 25 12:40 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	One Saturday in Lancashire. 18th May 2019 (Preview) News of an adult Stilt Sandpiper near Maghull, Lancashire on Friday afternoon had a few looking up when the last one had been recorded, it was in 1967, so it would surely attract a lot of attention. The sharp ones amongst you might think that the location might be in the dreamed up county of Merseysid...	David Ousey	0	134	Tue May 21 12:25 AM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Strid Woods, Bolton Abbey & Wintersett Res area. 14/5/2019 (Preview) In much better conditions than last weeks monsoon, myself, Bob K & Kevin C had a mid-week trip out. We left a sunny Whitworth at 6-30am and arrived at Strid Woods by 7-30am. As we started to tune our ears into the various calls & songs that we normally hear, one noticeable song was missing, a R...	David Ousey	0	152	Thu May 16 2:32 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Albert Edward Dock (Preston) 11-5-2019 (Preview) Had a look at the Tern colony at Preston Docks where artificial nest sites have been set out on pontoons in the Albert Edward Basin Around 40+ Terns where around mostly Common Tern with possibly 8 Arctic Tern two or three nest boxes have been occupied as yet and one with a pair of coots This is a must re...	craggy	0	153	Sat May 11 10:52 PM, 2019 by craggy
	A Wet Days Wanderings. 8th May 2019 (Preview) One of our number has yet to see a Baikal Teal or a Savi`s Warbler so, when they both became available a trip was planned. I had just returned from a two week trip to Lesvos for the eastern Mediterranean migration and was accustomed to sunshine and cloudless skies. This trip made me feel at home, back...	David Ousey	0	150	Fri May 10 2:07 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Dotterel Pendle Hill 29-4-2019 (Preview) With reports of Dotterel on the summit of Pendle Hill yesterday and after two failed attempts of seeing this bird in the same number of years thought I would give it another go today and was not disappointed as one Dotterel was still present and being very showy well worth the slog up Cheers Craggy ...	craggy	0	148	Mon Apr 29 4:17 PM, 2019 by craggy
	River & Swallow Ramblings. 14/4/2019 (Preview) It was a bright, bitterly cold morning as we met in Shaw and headed easterly along the M62. Our plan was to visit the area around the Rivers Trent, Ouse and Humber and see what migrants had arrived etc. At Faxfleet we managed to watch a few Marsh Harriers whilst Cettiss Warblers seemed to be everywhe...	David Ousey	0	138	Tue Apr 16 12:49 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Leighton Moss 10-4-2019 (Preview) Thought I would try my luck again for a Hawfinch at Sizergh it wasnt too be, but with a reported Green-winged Teal the night before at Leighton Moss at the Allan hide Morecambe Bay would be the next stop. Only three people where in the hide watching the bird feeding along the back of the pool a nice lifer...	craggy	0	157	Fri Apr 12 5:28 PM, 2019 by craggy
	East to West Yorkshire. Sunday 7th April 2019 (Preview) A full team got into Steve B`s car on a dull Sunday morning and headed east, even after being told that West was best for the weather today. We pressed on through a very misty Yorkshire eventually arriving at Wykeham raptor viewpoint, which was shrouded in mist. Well we were all told not to bother. A...	David Ousey	0	157	Tue Apr 9 10:42 AM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Lancashire & Greater Manchester Birding. 31/3/2019 (Preview) Just myself and Bob K having a little tour around seeing what we could find at this, generally, exciting time of the year. We started at Sizergh Castle looking for the Hawfinch without any joy (the sharp ones amongst you will say its in Cumbria) We called in at Pine Lake and had great views of the fir...	David Ousey	1	160	Thu Apr 4 9:13 AM, 2019 by C Bel
	Snakes & Ladders. Sunday 24th March 2019 (Preview) With a full team aboard we headed up the A19 to visit a nice little village church that`s graveyard is full of wild Daffodils at this part of spring, very nice! A male Sparrowhawk showed really nicely whilst sat on top of a hedge, so along with Buzzards and Kestrels it made it a nice place to stop at. Its...	David Ousey	0	132	Tue Mar 26 12:55 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Cheshire, Wirral & Southport. 10/3/2019 (Preview) On a day when the weather was supposed to be much worse than it turned out to be, four of us headed out for a days birding and were not disappointed. First stop was the now mandatory one at Moore N.R. near Warrington for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. As this was our third visit this year a certain optim...	David Ousey	0	143	Wed Mar 13 1:07 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	Elton-Withins and Lowercroft Upper Reservoirs 26-2-2019 (Preview) Elton Pochard 1m Scaup 7 Goldeneye 2 Tufted Duck 25+ Mallard Teal 6 Goosandere 2 Cormorant G C Grebe 8 with some displaying Little Grebe 1 Oystercatchers 2 Coot Moorhen Lapwing 24 Grey Heron 2 Buzzard 2 Kestrel 1 Withins Gadwall 5 Teal 2 Pink-footed 2 Goose in with Canada Geese Lowercroft Upper Res...	craggy	0	152	Tue Feb 26 7:39 PM, 2019 by craggy
	North East Birding. 17th February 2019 (Preview) A Pallas`s Warbler and a Firecrest had been seen fairly regularly at a sewage works in Fishburn, County Durham and had been present for around 2 weeks. With Kevin C freshly returned from the colonies, Steve B, we planned a trip to try to locate the birds. A decent drive up the A1 managing to see a Red...	David Ousey	0	140	Wed Feb 20 11:37 AM, 2019 by David Ousey
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