Low Moor and Oakenshaw Wildlife

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

I went out this morning with the intention of beating my winter bird count of 31 species seen.  But whilst I was walking the area I became more aware, because of the start of a period of milder weather a…

As reported in my last blog I contacted the Environment Agency about the seepage of a substance into Toad Holes Beck and I have to say within a few minutes the local Environment Agency contacted me and stated an officer was…

The morning started off really well with 3 Common Snipes flushed at Caldene Fields.  Also there were 2 male Coal Tits who were calling and singing at some distance to each other possibly in the very early stages of claiming…

A Common Buzzard flew south over Caldene Fields on 19/1/15.