An excellent counts of 67 Jackdaws were at Caldene Fields yesterday included in this total were adults and juvs. This illustrates how well this species is doing as on the 23/2/1981 I recorded a single Jackdaws in the fields and…
It’s like been at the seaside!
Herring Gulls again were flying and calling over Caldene Fields this morning but due to the strong sunlight and how high up the birds were flying I couldn’t get a count….. A singing male Common Whitethroat was again at Toad…
Early record for the Common Blue!
Had my first sighting of a male Common Blue butterfly at Raw Nook NR this morning. Incidentally this is my earliest record for the species. Found what I thought was a new Ladybird today also at Raw Nook NR…….but it turn…
What a beauty!
Whilst down at Raw Nook Nr this morning I came across a female Broad-bodied Chaser warming herself up in the sunshine and what a beauty! The species has bred before in our area so fingers crossed she finds a…
Herring Gulls!
This morning an unprecedented 17 Herring Gulls moved south over Caldene Fields in a single party which was very unusual…… Also yesterday another unprecedented moment happened at Raw Nook NR pond there were excellent numbers of mating Azure damselflies I estimated at…
Insect morning!
I have decided this year to start to record Bees, Ladybirds and Hoverflies in addition to the other species frequenting our recording area. The reason for this is to try and establish what species at breeding and visiting as well…
New moth causes concern!
Found a new moth a Pebble Hook-tip last night at Caldene Fields. The concern, well to me at first it had a look of a Dusky Hook-tip which is very rare and I don’t think it has ever been recorded in Yorkshire…..…
B time!
I have always wanted to be more knowledgeable about what species of bees frequent our recording area but my bee ID skills I have to rate as below average…. But today I thought I would make a start and managed…
Big surprise at Caldene Fields!
Had a rather big surprise in the moth trap last night when a Poplar Hawkmoth arrived….. In fact it was a good night for moths as 8 different species were caught. Also at over the fields late afternoon a Common…
House Martins!
I have noticed that there were, as yet not that many House Martins in at the moment around our recording area. However, today 57 were feeding over Toad Holes beck and gradually moving west, which is a good count. Been…
