Low Moor and Oakenshaw Wildlife

In general recorded insects have had an average year however, this is possibly not a true reflection due to only a few August field trips been conducted due other commitments. I have local concerns about the decline of our native…

For an ornithological perspective it has been an average year in our catchment area.  A total of 73 different species were recorded and approximately 28 species bred or thought to have bred in our area. Numbers of visible migrants observed were…

Stuart Tordoff told me yesterday that there is a mobile flock of Goldene Plover in the Little Gomersal area so keep a look out for these enchanting birds they may show up in the Tong and Low Moor area…

The now annual Water Rail has returned to the pond at Toad Holes Beck hopefully for the remainder of the winter.  Also seen today were 3 Lesser Redpoll at Raw Nook NR, 2 Grey Wagtail and 2 pairs of Bullfinch…

A very merry and happy Christmas, and a safe and happy new year to all the followers of this site. ‘Lets all work Hand in Hand to benefit our local wildlife!’

This morning I set myself a challenge, to observe 30 different species of birds on my local patch of Caldene Fields, Raw Nook NR and Toad Holes Beck. I started at 08.15 and finished at 09.15 and sadly I found…

There is a volunteering event this Saturday the 29th of November!  Which will involve a litter pick, tidying up and pruning. We are meeting at 10:00hrs at the A-frame at the end of Albert Terrace which is off Cleckheaton Road…

A kingfisher showed well this afternoon at Raw Nook NR pond…

The Tree Sparrow that I found in House Sparrow flock on the 3/11 has reappeared again this morning…..so if it is feeding well with a bit of luck it may stay for the winter…

Today was a good day at the watch point with Fieldfares, Starling and Wood Pigeons all moving.  Fieldfares came in from the N/E and E and 3,305 moved S/W with 54 moving N. Starlings moved to the W but trickled through 619…