I have been thinking has this mild winter period had any effects on the bird species in our recording area. So today with the weather sunny with a fairly strong S/W wind and a temperature of 10c I decided to conduct a bird…
Conservation work …
Our group the Low Moor and Oakenshaw Conservation group had a work day today in the sub zero temperatures of mid winter…well that what the weather should have been but as we know this winter has been VERY mild and…
Visible migration comes to an end…
Visible migration from the watch point at Caldene Fields is over for this year. This morning’s watch with excellent visibility showed very little moving apart from Goldfinches and a few Starlings which came in from the N/E. However, there was…
A Crossbill moves west…
I had a nice surprise this morning when a calling Crossbill flew directly over head at Caldene Fields. The species is not common here and is only located on passage.
Thrushes come out of the fog…
The weather was very bizarre this morning at the watch point at Caldene Fields, it had everything…dense fog, sunshine, mist and rain. But out of the fog came a small influx of thrushes coming in from the N/E and moving straight…
Stock Doves on the move…
Had a bit of a surprise this morning, one there was good visibility for watching visible migration and secondly a single party of 52 Stock Dove flew directly over the watch point to the S/W creating a record count for…
Fog proving to be a problem…
The dense fog and unseasonable high temperature for this time of the year are not conducive with watching visible migration. The last few days have been impossible with total blanket fog. However today I managed a 1 hour watch with…
A drop in temperature inspires Wood Pigeons…
There was a good passage of Wood Pigeons observed from Caldene Fields watch point today.
Wood Pigeons on the move…
I recorded a steady movement of Wood pigeons from Caldene Fields watch point this morning. All the birds could be seen moving over the Bierley area from just after dawn till around 08.45 when passage slowed down to singles. I…
Still hanging on with the moths…
Given the dry and fairly mild weather for October I have decided to run the moth trap for a few more days. As I never trapped before in October usually finishing in September so it has been interesting to find…
