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Forest of Bowland(SD660500)An area of great scenic beauty with narrow valleys and steep fells. The fells are well stocked with Red Grouse along with Golden Plover, Curlew, Dunlin and Short-eared Owl. In the wooded riversides are breeding Oystercatcher, Snipe, Woodcock, Red-breasted Merganser and Goosander.Leighton Moss(SD480750)This RSPB reserve just a mile from Morecambe Bay is famous for it`s breeding Bittern and Bearded Tit. Other breeding birds include Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, and five species of duck. Unusual migrants may occur in spring and autumn such as Osprey, Spotted Crake, Black Tern, Wood and Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank and Geenshank.Lune Estuary(SD445561)The estuary flows into Morecambe Bay and has several important roost sites for both waders and wildfowl. Good views can be had at Sunderland Point on the north shore and the footpath along a disused railway between Glasson Dock and Lancaster on the south shore.Marshside, Southport(SD350196)An RSPB reserve consisting of rough grassland and marsh just off the Ribble estuary. A favourite haunt of 3,000 to 4,000 Golden Plover this area also attracts up to 1,000 Black-tailed Godwit at high tide. Rarer visitors seen recently are Little Egret, Spoonbill, Marsh Harrier and a variety of waders on passage.Martin Mere(SD427146)The grounds of this Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve include a large mere, several marshy fields flooded in winter and a varied collection of captive wildfowl. Over 10,000 Pinkfeet Geese roost here in the Autumn and in mid-winter the spectacular sight of hundreds of Bewick and Whooper Swans greet the visitor.Mere Sands Wood, RuffordNationally important for Teal and Gadwall, being in the fourth richest tetrad in the (provisional) Lancs Breeding Bird atlas. Annual records of Osprey, Quail, Bittern, etc. There is a Visitor Centre, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, which gets 40,000 visitors a year.Pendle Hill(SD805415)Well known for it`s spring passage of Dotterel, the birds arrive mid-April and usually stay for a month. Ring Ousel and Whinchat also pass through, more would stay but for disturbance from Ramblers. Grey Wagtail and Dipper breed in the streamsSeaforth, Bootle(SJ322972)Visually an unprepossessing place set in the middle of Seaforth Docks this reserve supports impressive numbers of gulls, terns and waders. Birds include regular sightings of Sabine`s, Mediterranean and Little gulls. The reserve overlooks the mouth of the river Mersey and is an excellent sea-watching site. On shore gales can bring in Leach’s and Storm Petrel, Skuas and Shearwaters.
Peter Crooks Richard Smith
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County Bird - Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus [... at least it is the logo of the county Bird Club]
Atlas of Breeding Birds of Lancashire and North Merseyside 1997-2000Robert Pyefinch and Peter Golborn 408 pages, 8 col plates, b/w illus, maps. Hobby Publications 2001ISBN: 1872839088 Buy this book from NHBS.com Birdwatching Walks Around Morecambe Bayhn Wilson and David Hindle - 192 pages, 32 page colour section. Carnegie PublishingISBN: 171378 Buy this book from NHBS.com Birdwatching Walks in BowlandJohn Wilson and David Hindle - 234 pages, 32 page colour section. Carnegie PublishingISBN: 171377 Buy this book from NHBS.com The Birds of Lancaster & DistrictLancaster & District Birdwatching Society Annual Report - see http://www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/ for details of latest report available.Where to Watch Birds in North West England & Isle of Manby Allan Conlin, Dr J P Cullen, Pete Marsh, Tristan Reid, Chris Sharpe, Judith Smith & Stephen Williams Christopher Helm Third Edition 2008ISBN: 9780713664218 Buy this book from NHBS.com
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Chorley and District Natural History Societyhttp://home.clara.net/philkirk/cdnhs/frames.htmA total of 143 species were recorded, none of which was new for the area. Nevertheless, there were plenty of good birds amongst them as a glance through the report will testify. It was a particularly good year for wader passage in terms of variety if not necessarily quantity, and much the same could be said for birds of prey and owls... East Lancashire Ornithologists' Clubhttp://www.eastlancsornithologists.org.ukThe area consists of the whole of the Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Ribble Valley Districts and those parts of Blackburn with Darwen not in the Irwell catchment. The area does not include the Rossendale District and has not done so for several years, nor any part of Yorkshire, even though these lie on Sheet 103... The ELOC site has now, with agreement, taken over many of the functions of www.eastlancsbirding.co.uk Fylde Bird Clubhttp://www.fyldebirdclub.orgThe Web Site of the Fylde Bird Club in West Lancashire. Includes Club details (membership meetings etc); Recent Reports, Site Guides & Surveys... Lancashire Bird Clubhttp://www.lacfs.org.uk/lancashire_bird_club.htmDave Bickerton, 64 Petre Crescent, Rishton, Lancs., BB1 4RB. 01254 886257. bickertond@cs.com Lancashire Wildlife Trusthttp://www.lancswt.org.uk/We hope you enjoy visiting the reserves listed below and wish to return in the future, especially if you would like to participate in active conservation work! Lancaster & District Birdwatching Societyhttp://www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/Lancaster & District Birdwatching Society has a membership of about 200 and currently meets at the Unitarian Church, Scotforth Road, Lancaster. An Annual Report and a Winter Programme are sent to members in August/September. A programme of summer activities/ surveys/ census work is also circulated. North Lancashire Ringing Grouphttp://www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/nlrg/The North Lancashire Ringing Group traces its roots back to 1957, when two of the present members started ringing in the area. It was formed to study the birds of the Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society`s area, using ringing as a research tool. At the moment we have 12 members, who operate at several sites within the area... Preston Society - Birdwatching & Natural Historyhttp://www.prestonsociety.co.uk/We are a society that meets each Monday evening from September through to March to enjoy a programme of talks based around a wide variety of natural history subjects... RSPB Sefton Coast Members Grouphttp://www.scmg-rspb.org.uk/The area in which we live is rich in birdlife. To the North we are bounded by the Ribble Estuary, where Marshside one of our newer RSPB reserves, is situated. In the South, on the Wirral, is another RSPB site at Gayton Sands, Dee Estuary. To the East we have the Wigan and Pennington Flashes, which are old mine working areas full of a variety of wildlife. The West of our patch is bounded by the Sefton Coast, the coast line is managed by Sefton Council, the National Trust, English Nature, various Golf Clubs and the Ministry of Defence... RSPB Wirral Members Grouphttp://website.lineone.net/~dave.jowitt/Programmes, committee etc... RSPB Liverpool Members Grouphttp://www.rspbliverpool.org.ukTo the Liverpool Members Group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The group was formed in 1972 to support the work of the RSPB in protecting birds and their environment. Liverpool is centrally placed in a string of coastal sites and reserves from Leighton Moss and Morcambe bay in the north to Glan Conwy in the west. While the upland areas of the Pennines, Snowdonia, and the Lake District are easily reached. Along the coast to the north of the city a line of local and national nature reserves take the birdwatcher to the River Ribble estuary while to the south lie the estuaries of the Mersey and Dee which are of international importance for wintering wildfowl and waders... St. Helens Wildlife Recording Grouphttp://www.sthelenswildlife.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/The St. Helens Wildlife Recording Group is a group of wildlife enthusiasts whose main aim is to co-ordinate wildlife records throughout the borough, with a view to helping raise awareness of the wildlife in St. Helens and help preserve habitat.
Heysham Bird Observatory and Nature Reservehttp://heyshamobservatory.blogspot.comThe observatory was set up in 1980. It involves ringing,'vis mig' counts (including seabirds) and general monitoring in the Heysham Nature reserve/power stations/harbour area...
Bird & Nature Reserveshttp://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/reserves/lancs.htmA long list of locations etc... Heysham Nature Reservehttp://www.lancswt.org.uk/Our%20Reserves/heysham_nature_reserve.htmLarge numbers of migrant birds occur on the reserve in certain types of weather conditions, usually east or southeast winds with poor visibility. The number of migrants are certainly enhanced by the lighthouse effect produced by the power stations many floodlights... Lancashire Wildlife Trust Reserveshttp://www.lancswt.org.uk/Our%20Reserves/reserves_main.htmThe Trust manages 34 Nature Reserves covering over 2000 acres of woodland, wetland, upland and meadow... Map + pages for each reserve. Marton Mere Nature Reservehttp://www.blackpool.gov.uk/a2z/services/template.asp?service_id=295An area of open water, reedbeds, scrub and grassland renowned for its wildlife. The reserve is nationally recognised, as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, for its birds but also has important populations of dragonflies, butterflies, hoverflies and other animals such as bats. It is Blackpool`s biodiversity hotspot, despite it once being part of Blackpool Corporation`s rubbish tip. Mere Sands Woodhttp://www.lancswt.org.uk/Our%20Reserves/mere_sands_wood.htmThe reserve is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. The reserve covers 42 hectares (105 acres) and is made up of lakes, mature broadleaved and conifer woodland, sandy, wet meadows and heaths. Sand on the site proved to be of value for glass making and extraction companies quarried the site between 1974 and 1982. During this period, the Trust members and the local community worked with the County Council to require the extraction company to landscape the site into a nature reserve once the extraction was completed... RSPB Reserve - Leighton Moss Nature Reservehttp://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/leightonmoss/index.aspThis centre is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and is situated near Silverdale. The reserve has a variety of habitats which are important for wildlife including open water, reed bed and woodland. Leighton Moss is close to the internationally important estuary of Morecambe Bay, where the RSPB also has a reserve with hides overlooking the Bay. RSPB Reserve - Marshsidehttp://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/m/marshside/index.aspPart of the internationally important Ribble Estuary, Marshside has some of the best lowland wet grassland in the north-west of England. It is an important refuge in winter for pink-footed geese, wigeon, black-tailed godwits and golden plovers and in spring provides nesting places for lapwings and redshanks, which are declining elsewhere... RSPB Reserve - Morecombe Bayhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/m/morecambebay/index.aspDuring migration and in winter, the reserve`s sandflats and saltmarshes are vital feeding grounds for thousands of wading birds and wildfowl... Three Owls Bird Sanctuaryhttp://www.threeowls.co.uk/Wild Bird Hospital and Nature Reserve - Established 1962... Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Merehttp://www.wwt.org.uk/visit/martinmere/Visit WWT Martin Mere and come into close contact with wetlands and their wildlife. You can get close enough to feed some of the birds straight from your hand. Worthington Lakeshttp://www.unitedutilities.com/?OBH=445&ID=937The lakes, made up of three reservoirs built to supply Wigan with drinking water, are fed by the River Douglas which originates on the moors above Rivington. The natural course of the river was diverted to create the reservoirs in the mid 1800's and disappears into a tunnel for half a mile before reappearing to continue its journey to the Irish Sea. Today Worthington Lakes are part of a 50 acre country park, with a nature reserve, accessible footpaths and an Environmental Education Centre...
Travelling Birder 1998 [August] Helen Baineshttp://www.crosswinds.net/~birdtrips/UKHB98.htmlIt was also fairly quiet birdwise, but we saw an average of 21 species per outing, giving us a total of 91 species for the trip, which included 33 lifers... 2004 - Eco-bird Race - Brockholes Quarryhttp://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/eco-jw-0504.htmlAfter starting out last year with the eco-bird race concept at Frodsham Marsh, Cheshire this year I took part in an eco-bird race with Lancashire birder and wildlife artist Tony Disley on his local patch of Brockholes Quarry...
Birding Palhttp://www.birdingpal.org/Unitedkingdom.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area... North West Birdshttp://www.nwbirds.co.ukWe have a passion for birds and we`d like to share it with you - by taking you birdwatching on the edge of the English Lake District. We run mini-breaks for very small groups with all in accommodation on a house party basis, with guests joining us at our home, Barn Close...
Capernwray Country House - Nr Carnforthhttp://www.capernwrayhouse.com/Planning a weekend trip, walking, diving, wildlife observing, or just relaxing. Capernwray House has the answer with its array of nearby activities... Chadwick Hotel - Lytham St Anneshttp://www.thechadwickhotel.comFor over half a century the Chadwick Hotel has held a reputation for first class service. Today this charm and warmth of its heritage and tradition of superb cuisine are perfectly combined to create one of the finest hotels in the region. Peter Standfield sales@thechadwickhotel.com 01253 722705 Kelker Well Holiday Cottagehttp://www.kelkerwell.co.ukClose to the popular market town of Kirkby Lonsdale, Kelker Well holiday cottage is set within beautiful surroundings with superb views over the Howgills, Yorkshire Dales and into the Lake District. This newly refurbished self-catering barn conversion sleeps eight people in two double rooms and two twin rooms. Telephone 01539-567504 info@kelkerwell.co.uk Red Rose Cottageshttp://www.redrosecottages.co.ukWe provide self-catering accommodation in England`s North Country with houses, cottages and apartments in towns, villages and countryside. This area is one of England`s best kept secrets, with wonderful countryside and scenery, and a great variety of traditional heritage to be found in the interesting cities, market towns, and villages. Rosebury Guest Househttp://www.ukbed.com/north-west-england/rosebury.htmSet in the beautiful Ribble Valley. Convenient for Clitheroe and the Trough of Bowland. Easily accessible to the M6 and M65.
East Lancs Birdinghttp://www.eastlancsbirding.co.uk…a forum only, for sightings from the new Lancashire Wildlife Trust reserve at Brockholes Quarry
Another Placehttp://crosbybirding.blogspot.com/A birding BLOG about the South Sefton Coast... Birding in the Lancaster areahttp://www.geocities.com/jassbird2002/A Guide for newcomers to the area to the rich variety of Birdlife in Lancaster and District with useful Links to Birding Sites, rambling and Lake District Information... Birds of Catonhttp://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/north_west/lancashire/birds_of_caton/The project will investigate, celebrate and raise awareness of the birds and habitats of the Caton area. It will seek to directly involve local people and and develop links between the school and the community... Birds of Sunderland Point & Birdwatching Information Pageshttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/sunderland/Sunderland Point and the adjacent Middleton Sands are together one of the richest bird watching areas in the North of England. Given the right timing and state of the tides, a spectacle of up to 50,000 birds can be almost guaranteed. (Try counting them!) These pages have information about the Lancaster & District newsletter as well as Sunderland point. There are also a number of trip reports accessed through the Trip Report pages of Fatbirder. BLOG - Andy Spothttp://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/andyspot/...no updates since July 2006... BLOG - John Dempseyhttp://birdblog.merseyblogs.co.uk/All about birding on Merseyside and the Lancashire shoreline - John has been a birder for 30 years and writes the weekly 'country matters' column in the Liverpool Daily Post... BLOG - Nick Patel’s Wildlife BLOGhttp://www.nickswildlifeblog.blogspot.comA Wildlife Blog of a Lancs Birder… BLOG - Zac Hinchcliffehttp://zacswildlifeblog.blogspot.comTrip reports and interesting occurrences at my Home in Preston, Lancs and Local Patch... Class Aveshttp://www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/Surfers with a flair for scientific classification and taxonomy will already have deduced that this site is about birds in all their multifarious forms.... Dee Estuary Birdinghttp://www.deeestuary.co.uk/The north Wirral shore - vast sand banks, promenades, embankments and sand dunes. The area is heavily used as a recreational area but despite this still holds huge numbers of birds. The sand banks are renowned for their large flocks of waders, especially Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit whereas inland a good variety of habitat includes sand-dunes, ponds, streams, reed-beds and un-spoiled meadows... East Lancashire Birdinghttp://www.eastlancsbirding.co.ukWelcome To the East Lancashire Birding Website. East Lancashire is certainly not the ornithological desert that I have heard the region referred to as, by birders from outside the area! With many reservoirs, including arguably the best Gull roost in inland Lancashire and the magnificent Trough of Bowland (of which a significant area lies within the East Lancashire boundary) There are also areas of excellent woodland. The River Ribble system provides an excellent selection of migrant waders etc, via the Ribble Flyway. Pendle Hill is one of England`s most reliable site`s for Dotterel. These are just a few reasons why East Lancashire has a lot to offer the Birder. Lake District Osprey Projecthttp://www.ospreywatch.co.uk/For the second time in 150 years, the wild Ospreys overlooking Bassenthwaite produced chicks in 2002 and for the first time they had twins. All the preparations for the 203 season are complete and we are now waiting to welcome the two ospreys back to north Cumbria for what we hope will be another successful year in 2003. Update - 14th April 2003- The male adult has arrived back and is again holding his territory awaiting the return of his mate. He arrived back last Tuesday the 8th April. The Dodd view point is now open... Lancashire`s Biodiversity Action Planhttp://www.ukbap.org.uk/asp/lbap.asp?ID=439Partners, conservation plans etc... Lancaster Birdinghttp://www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/All the latest news... Leighton Hall - Birds of Preyhttp://www.leightonhall.co.uk/birds.htmLeighton Hall is home to a small, but magnificent collection of birds of prey. Some of these amazing birds fly each afternoon for visitors at 3.30 p.m. (School groups can enjoy a lunchtime display). This breathtaking display is greatly enjoyed by visitors, even more so when one of the birds asserts its independence by retreating stubbornly to the Leighton tower or a nearby tree. Mersey Birdershttp://www.freewebs.com/merseybirders/Birders Diaries, Bird news Bird sites, Weather and Travel, Photo Gallery, Gulls Page, Quick Reference, Bird Lists, articles... Natural Bird Boxeshttp://www.naturalbirdboxes.co.uk/I design and make long-lasting concrete nestboxes, with different models purpose-built to suit the needs of a wide variety of birds. The nestboxes have an attractive elder or alder bark texture, blend well into natural surroundings and are hand-made in Lancashire... Naturenet Lancashirehttp://www.naturenet.net/england/lancs.htmlInfo on local parks & reserves etc. Pennine Onlinehttp://www.pennineonline.comBased in Rochdale England, Pennine Photographic and Binocular Centre offer unbiased advice on all your photographic and optical needs. We are authorised dealers for such brands as Opticron, Leica, Swarovski and Zeiss binoculars and scopes. Our dedicated first floor optical showroom displays a wide range of astronomical telescopes and accessories as well as night vision equipment. We pride ourselves on our friendly service, fast mail order and keen prices. Visitors always welcome or check our website for details. Tom McKinney's 2006 Birding Diaryhttp://skills-bills.co.uk/2006.htmWelcome to Tom McKinney’s (that’s me) all new 2006 birding journal. There’s going to be some wacky, fun-filled, expletive-laden, crazy-a*s sh*t going down this year, such as a big birdspotting trip to Peru in the summer, so strap yourselves in and prepare for the ride… [From which you can see that this really funny and irreverent birding [mostly] diary is not for those easily offended; I love it - Fatbirder] Wildlife of Rochdalehttp://www.wildlifeofrochdale.co.uk/Records and ways to add them to this growing local resource...
Artist - Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.jonathanlatimer.com/As a wildlife artist I specialise in producing paintings with a Natural History theme to publishers, conservation organisations or private individuals. So whether you are looking to commission artwork for a special project or simply enjoy wildlife art in a broader context, there is something here for you... Artist - Michael Demainhttp://www.michaeldemainwildlifeart.co.ukWorks of art by uk artist Michael Demain depicting mainly british birds... Blue tit nest box camhttp://www.beautifulbritain.co.uk/htm/wildlife_gardening/bluetitcam.htmLast year both our home made bird boxes were occupied by blue tits. Click here for construction details, plans and general advice. The nests were removed and the boxes cleaned in November, resulting in pictures 1 and 2 below. In picture 2, note that the nest has been built as far back as possible, away from potential predators... Photographer - Adrian Winterhttp://www.adrianwinter.com/I am a mature student studying for a BA in Wildlife Photography at Blackpool College of Art. Below you will find examples of some of the work I have produced during the last year both for college and for myself. I will be adding more galleries as the course and my images progress Photographer - Andy Batehttp://www.andybate.co.uk/Although my photography takes me to many parts of the country and sometimes beyond, I find that I am spending a lot of time within Lancashire and Merseyside amongst the fascinating nature of these two counties. Knowing where to look is sometimes one of the most important factors in producing an intimate image such as can be seen here... Photographer - Chris Galvinhttp://www.chrisgalvinphoto.comSome really excellent images from the UK and beyond... Photographer - Colin Bushellhttp://latinamericabirding.blogspot.com/Bird Images from Latin America and beyond....." will be updated after each trip and from time to time with some of my ramblings from the Ribble Valley and elsewhere in Lancashire, UK... Photographer - Denise Swansonhttp://www.abstractsofnature.com/galleries/birds/index.htmSome very stylish photographs from this local photographer... Photographer - Frank Clark – Bird & Nature Photoshttp://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/birdsandnaturephotosBird and other nature photos… Photographer - Gordon Yateshttp://members.iinet.net.au/~davwat/gordon/Gordon is best known for his wildlife films and in the last thirty years he has produced thirty films on birds ranging from his local Pennines, to his beloved island of Islay in Scotland, Iceland and more recently Greenland and Spitzbergen. It was while in Spitzbergen in 1997, camping in search of the Ivory Gull, that he had a life and death encounter with a Polar Bear... Photographer - Jason Smalleyhttp://www.wildscape.co.ukWildscape - Holding several thousand images of Britain`s flora and fauna in it`s many forms, the nature collection is constantly expanding. Habitat shots are an important element as are images of indicator species. Photographer - Paul Hargreaves - Paul's Birdshttp://paulhargreaves.fotopic.netI'm from Lancashire and in my early 50's. All my photographs are taken on a Canon EOS400D with a Sigma 170mm to 500mm Zoom lens on top of a Manfrotto tripod. Most of my birdwatching is done on the north west coast, but my favourate places are Titchwell and Cley in North Norfolk. Paul... Photographers - Steve & Andrew Tomlinson.http://www.birder.dsl.pipex.com/This site is a collection of bird photos taken by myself Steve Tomlinson and my son Andrew Tomlinson... Photography - Richard Steel - Wildlife Photographic Journalshttp://wildlifephotographic.blogspot.com/Photographic BLOG |
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