Common Ground...

You would think with university over and only working 2 days a week I have plenty how time to go out and do what I wish and so did I but no, for some reason I've been so busy I have been out and about for ages, so tonight as it was such a glorious evening, I decided to have a ride around a couple of my local spots around Chorley.

I started by heading to see if the Woodpecker that I had found the other day had fledged yet but for some reason they hadn't but now the chick look almost like an adult bird, calling all the time from the nest entrance...

Greater Spotted Woodpecker

As I was watching this little cracker, I managed to catch up with the local Spotted Flycatchers, unfortunately been very uncooperative...

Spotted Flycatcher

After this I decided to have a quick walk around Birkacre Lodge to see if anything was around, and there wasn't that much around really, a Pair of Mute Swans with only one chick, a pair of Grebes building a nest, plenty of Black Headed Gulls and a single Common Turn fishing around the lodge,

Here are a few pics that I managed to snap on my way around..

Great Crested Grebe

Black Headed Gull

Common Tern

Anyway I hope that you like my blog and you will visit again,

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

Experimental.....

I had a few hours over at Marshide today, such a fabulous day, butterflies everywhere, White throats sings and newly hatch chicks all over the place, in front of Sandgroungers, there was a family of baby Shellduck, soon after a very Young Pipit appeared, and Mallard ducklings came into sight, such a cute start to the morning. soon after, a Redshank came and landed close to the hide so I decided to try and experiment with some video to see how it would turn out.

I like to think not bad for my first ever attempt...

Appart from these there was nothing around, a few Black Headed gulls but thats was it so I heade down to nells hide, the water was low and birds were every where, such a nice sight to be welcomed by, as a scanned around, all the usuals were present and 2 Curlew Sandpipers which were very nice to see as one was almost in hull summer plumage, apart from these 2 beauties, there wasn't much around, Dunlin mouching around, Ring Plover making a rachet and all the others that you might expect...

Here are a 2 more experimental videos that I took on the day... See what you think...

Heres a few pics that I took on my way around:-

Whitethroat

Redshank

Moorhen chick

Curlew Sandpiper

Shelduck

As I was watching everything takeplace, I started to take a few shots of the shellducks dotted around, when I saw one stray to close to an Avocets nest and a small battle took place...

In this pic it looks like the avocet lost but trust me the shellduck soon left...

Avocet

Mute Swan

On my way around, I also managed to catch up with a few of the local butterflys, and get a few pics...

Here they are:-

Large White

Painted Lady

And Last but not least I came across this little beauty, white wings and gree underwings, I dont know what it is but if anyone does, please comment me and let me no...

Dunno...

Anyway I hope that you like my blog and that you will visit again,

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

Back to Marshside...

With all the revision and uni work that i have had to do recently, I haven't even had time to go over to one of my local patches at Southport, but finally last week, I managed to get our and see what was around..

I first had a quick walk around what was the Sand plant and found a couple of the usual inheritance:-

Wheatear

Reed Bunting

Kestrel

After this lovely start, I decided to head out onto the marsh to see if anything way around but it was quite quiet, the squealing of the swifts and the swooping of the swallows, a few Dunlin playing around in the shallow, such a gorgeous bird, it's the little thing that keep me happy, I didn't manage to get any pics of the little beauties but I did take a few of different birds flitting around:-

Avocet

Black Tailed Godwit

Anyway, I know that there's special but it please me to return and see some of the Ursula's... I hope that you enjoyed it to,

Thanks always Lee Harrison

Moore Nature Reserve Continued...

Here's a few pics that I completely forgot to post up with yesterdays blog....

Firstly this beautiful little creature, I don't know how I forgot about it, such an honer and a privilege to find one of these sneaking around the waters edge:-

Here its is...

The one..

and only

Yes...the native Terrapin......

Terrapin

Well not quite native at all but every now and then you will find them in water ways around the country, obviously they are pet which people can't handle any more and decide to let them run......swim free but quite a pleasant surprise....

but on a seriouse note, here are a few pics that I forgot to post up....

Cormorant

Jay

Anyway I hope that you like them,

Thanks always Lee Harrison