Yesterday at Toad Holes beck I heard a call from 2 geese overhead, OH! a pair of Greylag geese..great. Then suddenly the pair turned and started to descend towards the ponds at Toad H Beck. My emotions were mixed. Very…
New additions…
Had to capture the moment today ( although the quality is poor ) of our Blue tit seconds after they had just hatched…
Migrant updates…
On the 29/4 a Lesser Whitethroat ( a probable passage bird ) was in full song at Toad Holes beck. A little further down in Oakenshaw another L Whitethroat was found again in full song. Since 1987 I have constantly…
Low Moor Banks visit…
On Saturday I walked to LM Banks to see if the Lesser Whitethroat had arrived and bang on cue a male was there in full song. Fingers crossed he finds a mate and breeds again. Also there was a Common…
Exciting news…
Yesterday I went for my daily walk at Raw Nook NR and found not one new species but TWO for our recording area. It was whilst I was looking for spring hoverfly species that I noticed what I thought was…
Moorhen’s success story…
David Rhodes from Oakenshaw contacted me regarding a moorhen nesting in a stream near his garden. He had a quick look at her nest and she had laid six eggs However, strangely she was also sat on a leg bone…
No golfers brings good news…
It was a quiet day at the vig-mig point today. However, on my walk to Raw Nook NR I passed Bradford south golf course which is closed at the moment due to the virus. On the putting green feeding with…
Migrants picking up…
Today I did an hours Vis-mig ( visible migration ) at the watch point. After about 10 minutes a small party of 4 Swallows arrived moving N/E followed by a single later also to the N/E. Then on one of…
Shining the light on a new species…
Hands up..I’m not really a huge fan of spiders. However, I realise their importance within an environment and particularly in our own local ecosystem. So I was certainly interested to record a new species of spider found in the moth…
Is the bottom in sight?…
I am often asked by local residents why the wildlife pond at Raw Nook NR is drying out. My answer is following the near drought conditions in 2017/18 the pond completely dried out for the first time ever and now…
