This week I have been busy collating my 2021 wildlife records. I have submitted a respectable 1,121 records for 2021 to the Yorkshire county recorders and West Yorkshire Ecology Service (WYES). It is in my opinion imperative that bodies like…
Some may have noticed the orangey spots on some of the logs by the seating area in Raw Nook NR. The fungi is called Coral Spot and at the moment in is this area there is a excellent display of…
A Tree Creeper and 2 Great spotted Woodpeckers were showing off this morning at Caldene fields. Also seen were 6 Stock Doves and thankfully the 3 Greenfinch are still about taking advantage of the local bird feeders…
Yesterday some may have noticed that workmen were strimming and cutting back shrubs around the bridge at Raw Nook NR which leads onto Toad Holes Beck. Well today I had a conversation with one of the workmen. He told me…
Around this time of year I like to find as many species of birds in a single walk around my local patch, which is Raw Nook NR, Caldene fields and Toad Holes Beck. As I have done this for a…
Yesterday with snow covering our landscape it was an ideal day to look for the rare (in our area) Jack Snipe a winter visitor to the UK mainly from northern Europe. I have only two records of this wader as…
Firstly I have to say what a wonderful sunrise it was this morning from the watch point. Although after sunrise it became very overcast with open skies to the east. It was from this direction that small amounts of Redwings…
Today I set out to find any Ectoedemia argyropezaa micro moth leaf mines at Raw Nook NR. I have found the species in Aspen leaves at Caldene fields but until today I couldn’t find any at RN. This common species…
Today at the watch point there was a good thrush movement noted with Redwings 5,089 S + 293 N and Fieldfare 2,691 S+ 192 N Whilst a number of thrushes were noted moving overhead the majority were recorded to the…
As I write the weather is in a southerly air flow with strong winds hardly conducive with migrants coming from the N & E. However, there has been some movement which have been noted from the watch point. Birds of…
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