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…
Thrushes and Starling…
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…
Visible Migrations sightings
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…
Raw Nook’s fungi walk update
The weather on the 19/10/21 the day of the Fungi walk at Raw Nook Nr was ideal! It was warm and damp like the previous few days. So expectations and excitement was high. The annual Fungi walk which has been…
Cancelled Workday..
Sadly tomorrow’s workday 16/10/21 at Raw Nook Nr Low Moor due to start at 10.am has been cancelled… Sorry for any Inconvenience caused. The next meeting will be in November.
What a beauty…
In the moth world there are some iconic moths to find. One of them is the stunning Merveille du jour moth opposite. Sadly I have never managed to find one of these moths in our recording area. However, there was…
Red Kite and sightings..
A Red Kite was circling over fields just off the A58 at Birkinshaw around 11am this morning which is not that far away from Low Moor…so keep at eye out. Also yesterday a Cormorant came in from the S/E and…
Hawfinch!
An excellent day at the watchpoint today with the highlight been a Hawfinch that flew south directly over Caldene fields. Also a record count of 23 Bullfinches moving mainly to the N. It was also another excellent day for incoming…
Redwings…
Today at the watchpoint Redwings started to come in from the east. So keep a lookout as they may swoop down to feed on berries in your garden. The excellent influx of Pink-footed geese carried on today but this time…
Pink footed goose influx
Today there has been a major influx of Pink footed geese into the UK. Thankfully at the watch point I managed to record 2,620 ( A new site record) at distance moving E/S/E. Over 9,000 were reported from a watch…
