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51 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Didn't know you fished, I used to fish canal's allot, but not to that level.  I do like river fishing though,  allot of very old wild Carp in our Rivers...   I only Carp fish these days, bit of Piking in the early months.

Post em up, lets see your catches!

 

Fished for Gaswise Liverpool 7 years   1st division champions , angling times winter league finals,  various winter league division titles, winter league individual wins upto  400 pegs , Widnes angling Centre. Liverpool echo knockout runners up and individual win.  Bridgewater championship individual champion twice at 200 pegs . Various open wins, smaller teams of four titles, section wins in Irish festivals etc . Best individual canal match weight 43lb

Hard work but enjoyable.  

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4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Just spent nearly 5 hours on Rivington pike searching for a very rare bird called a Wyrneck  only the 2nd ever recorded in Greater Manchester unfortunately along with 27 other birders  didnt manage to locate it

 I did manage to get pictures of a juvenile Whinchat and a Redpoll along with a sighting of a Weasel.

Tomorrow i,m finally going to see the Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture as its more commonly known  that,s been present in the Peak district for nearly two months

 

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Hope you get a good photo or two Steve. I'm hoping to catch sight of a pine Martin or Scottish wild cat from Sunday 👍

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33 minutes ago, Soulandy said:

Hope you get a good photo or two Steve. I'm hoping to catch sight of a pine Martin or Scottish wild cat from Sunday 👍

Thanks bud. Here's hoping.  Pine Martin are quite easy to locate via Google, think there's a few hotels and guest houses advertise as such.  Wildcats well that is a different ball game  think the Scottish Wildcat breeding Centre will be your only chance.  I know lads who have been trying to see them  in the wild for 30 years with out sniff.  Enjoy your time away.  👍  not sure how far away you are  from here 

https://www.forestholidays.co.uk/locations/scotland/wildlife/pine-martens/facts/

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44 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Thanks bud. Here's hoping.  Pine Martin are quite easy to locate via Google, think there's a few hotels and guest houses advertise as such.  Wildcats well that is a different ball game  think the Scottish Wildcat breeding Centre will be your only chance.  I know lads who have been trying to see them  in the wild for 30 years with out sniff.  Enjoy your time away.  👍  not sure how far away you are  from here 

https://www.forestholidays.co.uk/locations/scotland/wildlife/pine-martens/facts/

We're going to Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, last there in 2017 and thought we saw the wildcat then but the wildcat society couldn't confirm as the photo wasn't very clear 😟. Unfortunately I lost my camera last week in Wales so only a phone but I do have a new toy, a trail cam, but the forecast is for lots of the wet stuff, a nice break anyway 😁

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5 minutes ago, Soulandy said:

We're going to Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, last there in 2017 and thought we saw the wildcat then but the wildcat society couldn't confirm as the photo wasn't very clear 😟. Unfortunately I lost my camera last week in Wales so only a phone but I do have a new toy, a trail cam, but the forecast is for lots of the wet stuff, a nice break anyway 😁

Oh wow.  That's amazing   , sorry too hear about your camera mate. But how exciting to have a trail cam. Waiting to see the results,  infact I can't wait now i know  weather and Scotland go together but the forecasts are never right.  

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2 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Oh wow.  That's amazing   , sorry too hear about your camera mate. But how exciting to have a trail cam. Waiting to see the results,  infact I can't wait now i know  weather and Scotland go together but the forecasts are never right.  

Cheers mate 👍 I used to follow this blog but since the people moved away it's not updated anymore but a mine of info all the same https://kilchoan.blogspot.com/2014/02/ardnamurchan-wildcat-project_21.html

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8 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Wryneck... 😉

Hope you get lucky and spot it.

Unfortunately it didn't show up for the 5 hours I was there.  It did appear 15 minutes after I left.  . On a good note I have managed to see the Bearded Vulture ( lammergeier ) today . Its huge 10ft wingspan is a sight to behold , it really is a massive bird. Biggest bird thats  visited the UK ever. Not sorted out any pictures yet,  infact I haven't even checked yet to see if they're any good . I was so excited 😁.  I even seen approximately 20 Ring Ouzel which in itself is unbelievable,  countless Mistle Thrush. Whinchat  Red Grouse.  

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9 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Unfortunately it didn't show up for the 5 hours I was there.  It did appear 15 minutes after I left.  . On a good note I have managed to see the Bearded Vulture ( lammergeier ) today . Its huge 10ft wingspan is a sight to behold , it really is a massive bird. Biggest bird thats  visited the UK ever. Not sorted out any pictures yet,  infact I haven't even checked yet to see if they're any good . I was so excited 😁.  I even seen approximately 20 Ring Ouzel which in itself is unbelievable,  countless Mistle Thrush. Whinchat  Red Grouse.  

Don't be too long with the photos, even not so good will be 👍

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9 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Unfortunately it didn't show up for the 5 hours I was there.  It did appear 15 minutes after I left.  . On a good note I have managed to see the Bearded Vulture ( lammergeier ) today . Its huge 10ft wingspan is a sight to behold , it really is a massive bird. Biggest bird thats  visited the UK ever. Not sorted out any pictures yet,  infact I haven't even checked yet to see if they're any good . I was so excited 😁.  I even seen approximately 20 Ring Ouzel which in itself is unbelievable,  countless Mistle Thrush. Whinchat  Red Grouse.  

A lammergeier. Blimey, what a treat! Will look forward to the pics. And better luck next time for spotting the wryneck.

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1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Just gone through the 150 pictures i had taken and guess what. Somehow the image stabilisation managed to get knocked off and the pictures  where terrible . I,m absolutely gutted 

These are heavily cropped because it never came closer than probably 500 metres

For a size comparison the bottom picture shows it actually sat on a Ravens old nest and they are a big bird 

 

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They come across ok mate but I feel your pain. I know how you feel when you think you've got at least a few decent pics when you think all is set up right. Still a privilege to  see in real time though and the photos are a great memory.  A great sight that i need to see, nice one 👍

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2 minutes ago, Soulandy said:

They come across ok mate but I feel your pain. I know how you feel when you think you've got at least a few decent pics when you think all is set up right. Still a privilege to  see in real time though and the photos are a great memory.  A great sight that i need to see, nice one 👍

Andy. Easy mate A568 Woodhead to Crowton car par. Walk back up lane to top turn left go  past  farm with it on your r/h side up the track until you reach a sign post for Pennine way,  turn right to follow path through about 4 gates and just keep on the path for about 1 mile then in front of you you will see 2 rocks up on a little hill , climb up and just wait around,  it will eventually be there , plenty of birders and walkers will put you right 

I will definitely be returning.  Enjoy Scotland mate

 

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19 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Just gone through the 150 pictures i had taken and guess what. Somehow the image stabilisation managed to get knocked off and the pictures  where terrible . I,m absolutely gutted 

These are heavily cropped because it never came closer than probably 500 metres

For a size comparison the bottom picture shows it actually sat on a Ravens old nest and they are a big bird 

 

 

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As a distance scale   here's the rocks from my position with a slight crop  where the Vulture is sat on the Ravens old nest and a view back down the valley to where the car is parked somewhere.  The dark shape half way down the right hand side is where the Vulture was sat

 

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40 minutes ago, Mal C said:

My lads first carp from my local water, 13lb common, haven’t seen a smile on him like that all summer 🙂 

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Brilliant mate. 

38 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Another sunset, but I have to say this was from a really balmy two minuets of light, you know how it sparkles just before the light dips, no filters straight point and click... 

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Stunning picture 

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