There has been a massive Wood Pigeon movement throughout the country both yesterday and today…. But sadly for my watch point I didn’t see the good numbers I usually see at this time of the year. Yesterday I recorded 4,391…
Tree Sparrow!
Yesterday I noticed a Tree Sparrow in a flock of House Sparrow at Caldene Fields this is the second record this year of this uncommon finch here in Bradford. Who knows Spurn Point has had excellent numbers passing through maybe…
Reds carry on but in lower numbers!
Redwings and Fieldfare were again moving today but in general E/S/E of Caldene Fields. 1,946 Redwings, 1009 Fieldfares and 369 Starlings. Nine Blackbirds were also recorded as well as 3 Cormorants…..
Thrushes and Starlings!
There has been a big arrival of Thrushes and Starlings today and thankfully there was good number passing the watch point at Caldene Fields. However, early mist and poor visibility spoilt the first hour when all Reds recorded were high and directly…
Pinks on the move!
There has been a big movement of Pink Footed Geese from the Lancashire area this morning and I picked up 1,414 S/E of Emley Moor moving E/S/E between 08.05 and 08.40
A beautiful sunrise and then WOW!
It was a beautiful sun rise this morning and very clear visibility to around 25+ miles from the watch point at Caldene Fields. The Wood Pigeons were moving S, 3,135 in total… Then at 09.15 a wader was picked up coming…
Wood Pigeons on the move!
Wood Pigeons featured strongly today at the watch point from dawn to around 10.30. The movement was on a broad front but the main movement as always here was to the E of the watch point over the pasture of…
First real push of Redwings!
Redwings were coming in today at the watch point some very high from both the N/W and N/E…but finding them was at times very hard work. Many calls were heard from 07.05 till the first bird went through from the…
First Redwings come out of the Fog!
What a morning! no not for the quality of the birds seen but for the fog that came in from the south east….At 07.00 visibility was about 15 miles by around 07.20 it was just 50 metres…….. these conditions lasted…
Hawfinch!!!
Incredibly a Hawfinch my second ever record flew low to the N at 09.00 this morning at Caldene Fields watch point!!!! I use the word ‘incredibe ‘ as the species is uncommon in the Bradford area and is described as a…
