Glossy Ibises Bolton : 20th October 2013 I had been following the presence of four juvenile Glossy Ibises on “Bird News Anywhere” for a few weeks and we even went to the fields at the back of Bob’s Smithy Inn (at 1448 Chorley Old Rd, Bolton BL1 7PX ) on our way up to Scotland…
Highland Birding Holiday Day 1 : 8th October 2013 We arrived at the Grant Arms Hotel early afternoon on Monday the 7th October and we were pleased to find that our room was already prepared for us so we could check in early. We were pleased that we had been given quite a nice room…
Curlew Sandpipers at RSPB Leighton Moss : 5th September 2013
Visit to Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire : 20th August 2013
Visit to Blacktoft Sands : 6th August 2013 We went to the Yorkshire coast at this time of year last year but this time we decided to add in a couple of new sites for us. The first of these was the RSPB site at Blacktoft Sands which has featured on our birding group schedule…
Visit to WWT Slimbridge 23rd April 2013 We made a second visit to WWT Slimbridge on the morning of the 23rd before we drove down to Poole. This time we got much closer views of the Cranes and a chance to observe some interesting behaviour. As we watched the Cranes at the far side of…
Visit to WWT Slimbridge 22nd April 2013 We broke up our trip from Manchester to Poole with a stop for the night at the Tudor Arms Hotel in Slimbridge on the night of 22nd April. We arrived with a little time to spare so we had a chance to make a short visit to WWT…
Birding in The Brecks Day 2 : 24th March 2013 On the second day of our two-day guided birding tour we had some new additions to the group and a couple of losses so Stuart felt obliged to show the newcomers some of the same spots we had visited the previous day. Whilst this was…
Birding in The Brecks Day 1 : 23rd March 2013 While we were getting work done on our house we thought that it would be a good idea to get away for a week when all that was left to do was the painting work which we felt could not really go wrong. As it…
