Yesterday a Red Kite flew low over East Bierley giving excellent views. At least 4 Chiffchaffs at Raw Nook LNR and Toad Holes Beck.
Spring is Here!
Yes…The first migrant Chiffchaff has arrived in our recording area. A single was in song this morning at Toad Holes Beck.
Hard Work Pays Off…
Today I went looking for signs of early spring on our local patch. You may remember we have an excellent large bank of native Primrose (Primula vulgaris) at Toad Holes Beck. So our conservation group thought if we took a…
Persistence Pays Off!
On the 26th of June I used a pheromone trap to try and catch a rare moth in Yorkshire Grapholita lobarzewskii in fact it’s UK status is: A scarce and local species, with relatively few records in Britain. I thought…
An excellent sighting!
I recently received an email from Chris who lives in Oakenshaw. On the 1/12 he was in his garden when he saw a Raven flying over his house. Thankfully he took a good description and recorded it’s call, as the…
Yorkshire Wildlife’s Fungi Foray…
On the 19th of October it was our annual Raw Nook LNR Fungi walk lead by the excellent Kat Woolly of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the weather created ideal conditions. After Kat had explained about the walk itinerary I talked…
Mandarin Duck found!
In my last post I talked about the male Mandarin Duck that was found at the pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw on the 29/9. I searched for the duck the following morning but it had left and my suspicions…
Mandarin Duck & hardy souls!
Received an email from Chris Reay at Oakenshaw who on Sunday 29/9 found a drake Mandarin Duck at the large pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw. I went to the pond today but there was no sign of the duck,…
A special visitor passes through…
On Sunday the 29/9/24 around noon I saw from a distance what I thought was a white dog at the pond at Raw Nook LNR. A closer look with my binoculars revealed a Little Egret. My only other sightings of…
Moth night at Raw Nook LNR
I accept moths may not be everyone’s cup of tea but…they are an excellent indicator of a healthy environment and biodiversity. Therefore the more moth species at a site the more evidence you have if you ever needed to fight…
