This morning was a stunning autumn morning for watching visible migration. And an early start in frosty conditions was rewarded with the first Thrush arrivals from the N/E involving Redwings and Fieldfares. Fieldfares moving N/W It was the Redwings that…
What a surprise…
What a surprise this morning at the watch point at Caldene fields. I had just finished watching vis-mig ( visible migration ) when a bird came in low from the south….it cannot possibly be..it was a ” Kingfisher ”. And…
Geese on the move again…
There was an excellent passage of Pink-footed geese noted from the watch point today. The main movement was observed to the east of Caldene fields with the majority moving to the S/W ( 964 in total) with 2 skeins (253…
Meadow pipits and Sand Martins…
An excellent day at the vis-mig point today. After a slow start there was an excellent southerly movement of Meadow Pipits. A total of 1,119 was recorded a record count for me. I have also noticed that there has been…
Late Swifts…
This morning 2 late Swifts flew west over Caldene fields and an Autumnal Rustic moth was also seen in the fields my third record of the species. Autumnal Rustic
Exciting news…
Last night at Caldene fields I noticed a large gathering of Swallows overhead. At this time of year Swallow gather at dusk in swarms and roost together in reeds etc. Over 30 years ago this was a regular event in…
First signs of autumn…
This morning I did an hours visible migration watching from the watch point. Whilst it was a nice sunny morning a single passage Sand Martin south and 4 Meadow pipits also south reminded me that autumn is just around the…
Red Kite alert…
Received some information from Stuart Tordoff from the Woodlands cricket club at Oakenshaw that a single Red Kite circled Toad Holes Beck yesterday at 12.40. It came in from the S/W and drifted N/E. Stuart also stated that there was…
Exciting news from Dealburn Road…
On Saturday I went to the Dealburn Road site ( Old Low Moor tip ) which our group is involved in and I keep a database of all the records for the site. The main reason was to look for…
Sightings update…
The hot sunny weather has brought out a welcome array of butterflies. At Caldene fields at least 2 Green-veined whites on the 5/5, 3 male Orange tips and 2 Speckled Woods on the 7/5 and a single Small Tortoiseshell was…
