Category Archives: MNA reports

Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat plus Willow, Reed, Sedge and Grasshopper Warblers, Whinchat, Wheatears, Swift, Whimbrel, Yellow and White Wagtails, young Lapwings, Buzzards. Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Green-veined White.

Black Grouse (9), Red Grouse, Cuckoos, Tree Pipits, Grasshopper Warbler, Stonechat, Redstart, Redpolls, Crossbills

Two venues the MNA has visited in the past: Haweswater Golden Eagle, Ravens, Peregrines, Redstarts, Goosanders, Osprey, Common Sandpipers, Red Deer, Red Squirrel Hay Bridge Osprey, Peregrine, Pied Flycatchers, Lesser Redpolls, Green Woodpeckers, Swifts, Hawfinch, Tree Pipits, Grass Snakes, Adders, … Continue reading →

An excellent day for warblers and all in full song: Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Blackcap Garden Warbler Reed Warbler Sedge Warbler Grasshopper Warbler Cetti’s Warbler Half a dozen of each of the last two species with some good close views – … Continue reading →

2 Brimstones flying to and fro over a good show of Dandelions near the library opposite the New Strand shopping centre. Water Voles at the canal margins where Church Street Demolition (Brasenose Road) have landscaped their bank and also Rimrose … Continue reading →

This is the first post on the new MNA blog. It is intended as a place where members can write about the places we went to and list the plants and animals we saw. To get us started, here is … Continue reading →