Last night I caught a Heath Rustic moth at Caldene fields my fifth record to date. The Yorkshire status of this moth is: Scarce and thinly distributed or restricted resident. All my records of the species are from late August…
First signs of autumn…
This morning I did an hours visible migration watching from the watch point. Whilst it was a nice sunny morning a single passage Sand Martin south and 4 Meadow pipits also south reminded me that autumn is just around the…
Red Kite alert…
Received some information from Stuart Tordoff from the Woodlands cricket club at Oakenshaw that a single Red Kite circled Toad Holes Beck yesterday at 12.40. It came in from the S/W and drifted N/E. Stuart also stated that there was…
Feeling Blue at Caldene fields…
Had a nice surprise this morning at the top end of Caldene fields by the heather patch. Firstly I disturbed a newly emerged male Common Blue butterfly. Sadly the Common Blue has not been as common in our area for…
Butterfly survey and moth news…
On Saturday the 4th of August I did a butterfly survey at Raw Nook NR and Caldene fields. Only 6 species were recorded which is worryingly poor. Small White at RN=16. CFs =4 Large White at RN= 3. Speckled Wood…
Rare moth found and sightings update…
On the 19th of July I found a Isophrictis striatella mico moth at Caldene fields. The moth is only about 6mm in length and was nearly overlooked. It is predominantly a southern species but is gradually moving north and at present is…
Red Kite alert!
Received a report yesterday of a possible Red Kite in the East Bierley/ Birkenshaw area. There was a number of sightings of Red Kites in south Bradford in 2016 but nothing really since. I would really appreciate any sightings of…
Valuable milestone reached…
Moths are a great indicator of a healthy environment and a healthy ecosystem (Butterfly Conservation) To demonstration this point it is with pride that my moth survey work for our urban recording area of Caldene fields, Raw Nook NR and Toad…
Fire alert…
Sadly there has been two deliberate fires at Raw Nook NR during the last few days. The first I managed to put out myself the second one was more serious and I had to call the fire brigade out. They…
Bioblitz turns out to be a brilliant experience…
Sorry for the late entry about the Bio-Blitz. The event was at held at Toad Holes Beck and Raw Nook NR on 23rd/24th of June and was organised by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. But I’m still waiting for some records…
