Huge numbers of them in Astley Village It would appear nothing eats them. If you squash them their insides are a horrible orange colour. I think even crows don't like them. They've almost destroyed all 5 trees on a piece of land between myself & neighbour, two have had to be felled & the oth...

Brilliant video highlighting the errors caused by posting an observation by sound alone

Hi Ian, Was that one of each type of moth?

Hi Paul, Let me know your first trip & I'll bring the hi-vis tabards. That said, I suspect, traffic wise, the roads will be very quiet indeed. With all the pubs & resturants closed along with many people not going to work or travelling at all, the traffic volume should be considerably reduce...

Dog walk in the wood (SD568183) Three Wren making a right racket, two Chaffinches, two Goldfinches & two Woodpeckers that require further investigation as I didn't have my binos. (They looked small but they were deffinately Woodpeckers, watch this space). Hedgehog feeding in my garden again last...

Took a break from Grandfather duties & had a late look around an area I've never been to before, down Ridley Lane up to Wymott SD496202 Pair of Buzzards, 4- LT Tits, 1-Redwing, 2-Lapwing, 1-Grt Tit, 3-Blackbirds, 3-Robins, 6-Woodpigeon. Around the pounds near the prison, 1-Coot, 6-Canada geese, ...

Frogs, frogspawn & newts seen today in the lower pound in Chorley cemetery. The upper pound is too thick with reed beds to observe much, certainly couldn't see any frogs spawn anywhere

Today 11/03/20 Lots of common frog & frog spawn in small scrape in Judland wood at entrence to The Farthings AV, also in a small scrape in Astley Park behind the new houses built at the bottom of Parklands school & also in the large, duckweed covered pond, that serves the old stone fountain ...

Dog walk this afternoon 8-10 Redwing,1- Grt Spotted WoodPecker, 1- Wren, 4-Chaffinch, 3-4 Bluetits, 2 - Great tits, 2-Magpie & 4-5 Grey Squirrels, M & F Blackbirds.

Lots of frog activity in a scrape in Astley Park, near Ackhurst Lodge but couldn't see any frogspawn.

Hi Paul, have you a location of the Coppull garden so I can record the Peacock Butterfly?
cheers
david m

Hedgehog feeding last night (I'd put food out because of mild weather) bottom of my garden backing onto Ackhurst wood. Also, on a dog walk. Dipper flying alog the Chor from Ackhurst Lodge, Grey Wagtail same place, Sparrowhawk flying overhead & kestral Hawk up by the bowling greens in Astley park...

I have spare seats in my car if anyone wishes to car share, ring me on 07802 953300 for pick up point.
I shall be leaving at approx 12.30-13.00 if not finished before

David M

Alder leaf beetles have killed one small tree in my garden & are now onto a second. It appears birds don't want to eat them, when squashed it's a bright orange similar to Harlequin Ladybirds. In the Spring, the Alder leaf beetles appear to come from the ground around the tree, climb up the tree ...

Swift seen over Yarrow valley opp Common bank lodge.
Strange looking flora along the Chor back to Astley park. Could be False baby breath or Bedstraw, also Dragon flower Iris.

Many Great Northern Diver spotted around the coast in Scotland. Two in Loch Graignish near Crinan Hotel, two in Ardnimish Bay on the Isle of Gigha, one in Loch Aline, off the Sound of Mull. One in Sound of Iona They favoured area's of relatively shallow water (less than 12m) with sand & mud seab...