On what may be my last visit of the summer to the area, I was well pleased with the results of a saunter Marshaw-Tower Lodge-Trough Bridge on Friday. It was a toss up which event won the prize, but the flycatchers and sandpipers were in a neck and…
A lovely day to chill out and sit on the sea wall at Heysham and check out a decent gull roost up to high tide. I panned through the c.200 gulls half a dozen times, the best count that came up was 16 Mediterranean Gull, many – but not all – h…
Time flies by, and it was last week when the little black book says the weather was cloudy with a little sun, and I took a look in on Hawthornthwaite Fell.I struggled to find 3 Stonechat, two seen as a distant pair far up on Catshaw, and a lone bird he…
Wednesday was a dragonfly day for me, which was the real purpose of my visit to Birk Bank and the surrounding area. It’s difficult to say Birk Bank bog was disappointing, but despite two visits I saw just 2 Keeled Skimmer males briefly, and 4…
Grizedale Beck.I watched a Golden-ringed Dragonfly flying towards me from this watchpoint on Thursday.An hour earlier, I had failed to find anything here, but the return paid off and the dragonfly flew by me and continued upstream and ou…
I had arranged to meet Steve Graham at Birk Bank yesterday, the plan was to check out the dragonflies and butterflies on and around the bog, and to arrange a butterfly field trip at a later date. I enjoyed the meet and conversation with Steve…
On the ELOC website last year, I found records of an impressive 25 Stonechat seen on and around Hareden Fell on 28 May 2020. Like anywhere with Bowland included in its place name, I have a particular liking for Hareden, and lets face it, when…
I was off to Bowland again during the week, hoping to get something conclusive, in the main about flycatchers, sandpipers, and wagtails, in the area Marshaw-Tower Lodge-Trough Bridge.Common Sandpiper.Once again it started well, with 7 Common Sandp…
Having enjoyed finding my share of the mega invasion to Birk Bank Bog to count at least 40 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 9 Large Red Damselfly including two pairs coupled, and 4 Four-spotted Chaser. I had a lucky break, and found a female&…
Northern Marsh Orchid. Pete Woodruff.A pleasant walk with KT to see the Lancaster Orchids was rewarded by finding a species not known by me to be seen in these parts, when an estimated 65 Northern Marsh Orchid were found.Common Spotted Orchid. Pete Woo…