A male Blackcap and a Willow Warbler both probable passage birds were at Caldene Fields this morning.
An excellent count of Toads…
Yesterday at Raw Nook Nr pond I has an excellent count of at least 35 Common Toads of which many were copulating. Also the sunshine brought out the first Comma butterfly and 2 peacocks were also noted. This morning 8…
Summer migrant update…
A check this morning for summer migrants revealed 2 additional Chiffchaffs at Toad Holes Beck bringing the number of birds to 3 and a new Chiffchaff was at Raw Nook Nr. A pair of Tufted Duck ( which have probably come…
On their way back…
This morning I did some vismigging at Caldene Fields watchpoint. There was a steady trickle of returning Fieldfares 103 moving N and 118 Meadow pipits moved N/N/W. A count of Bullfinches at Toad Holes beck revealed 9 of which 4…
First migrant arrives back…
Found a returning Chiffchaff this morning singing from an old nest site at Toad Holes Beck…Spring has arrived! Also at the site were 4 Song Thrushes which is a good count. A pair of Coot have taken up residence at…
Early nesting activity…
As Spring gets ever nearer it has been rewarding noticing early nesting birds like the Jackdaws that are collecting mud for nest building at Caldene Fields and then leaving to the S/W. Also a pair of Collard Doves have been…
Returning Whoopers…
A party of 48 Whooper Swans came in from the N/E at 10.40 this morning and left to the S/W over Caldene Fields. A record count for this species.
Spring sunshine brings out a Queen Bumblebee and an interesting Buzzard sighting…
Yesterday I saw my first Queen Bumblebee at Caldene Fields looking for a nest site… I also received an email from Phil who saw a single Buzzard 11.49am flying South East over Bailiffe Bridge towards Chain Bar Roundabout being buzzed…
Return of the Coots…
Numbers of Coots always increase during winter at nearby Harold Park and I suspect some of these birds are from Toad Holes Beck. So it was interesting to note this morning that 5 Coots have now return to the latter…
Pollution Update…
Firstly been unable to update the site due to other circumstances. However, received some up to date information from the Environmental Agency. The source of the pollution has been found to be a cross connection from one of the businesses on the…
