MANCUNIAN modern-day blues band Doves recently announced big news about their new album and tour. To celebrate, Royton-based birder and Doves fan James Walsh, also…
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ROYTON-BASED ecologist James Walsh is taking part in national competition ‘Local Big Year’, a new project from Birdguides and Birdwatch magazine to promote the joys…
View More Royton ecologist to take part in national ‘Local Big Year’ competition
NEW wildlife at Alexandra Park in Oldham is settling in well despite being rather far from home. “If you’ve been to Alexandra Park recently and…
View More Rare encounters: North American Wood Duck spotted in Alexandra Park
A BIRD for each of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs is an initiative which is far from a flight of fancy for James Walsh. James, also…
View More ‘The Perfect Ten’ birds of Greater Manchester – survey now online
A RARE, white, heron-like bird is attempting to become the Oldham borough’s most famous bird… and is likely to ruffle Chaddy The Owl’s feathers in…
View More Tell Chaddy the owl there’s a new bird in town.
AUTUMN is a great season for birding, writes James Walsh, aka The Mancunian Birder, of the Greater Manchester Birding City Region Project, Autumn is a…
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HAVE you seen the perfect 10?” is the question that the Greater Manchester Birding City Region Project (GMBCR) is asking residents and visitors. The project,…
View More Have you seen the perfect 10?