In my last post I talked about the male Mandarin Duck that was found at the pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw on the 29/9. I searched for the duck the following morning but it had left and my suspicions…
A special visitor passes through…
On Sunday the 29/9/24 around noon I saw from a distance what I thought was a white dog at the pond at Raw Nook LNR. A closer look with my binoculars revealed a Little Egret. My only other sightings of…
Nuthatches appear again!
This morning I heard and saw a pair of Nuthatches at Caldene fields. This is probably the pair that visited our area last year. Both birds flew off low to the N. Raw Nook LNR and Toad Holes Beck has…
Spectacular…
Visited Low Moor Banks yesterday in the rain but it was worth it as the Southern Marsh orchids were showing off!. I counted a total of 114 flowering orchids which is slightly down on last years count of 146. Received…
Good News from THB..
A bit of good news from Toad Holes Beck in the form of a Lesser Whitethroat a fairly uncommon bird in the Bradford area. A male has been in full song at the site since the 5/5. This is interesting…
Great News from Raw Nook LNR..
Can now confirm that a pair of Tree Creepers have bred at Raw Nook LNR. On the 1/5 I saw an adult collecting food as it climbed up a nearby tree. When it had a beak full it flew off…
Spring Sightings…
Despite the constant heavy rain we have had some southerly warmer winds that no doubt assisted some early migrants to arrive. A Blackcap was noted in full song at Toad Holes Beck on the 6/4 followed by a single Willow…
It’s Official, Spring is here!
The first spring migrants, Chiffchaffs are back in our area! On the 19/3 I visited Low Moor Banks and found a single male Chiffchaffs in song. I then went to Toad Holes Beck and found a further 3 birds. Raw…
Helping the Warblers…
Over the years I have noticed that ground nesting warblers like the Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs have been looking at territories in spring at Raw Nook LNR but few have actually bred. One of the reasons for this is Bramble…
Barn Owl sighting…
Following on from my sighting of a Barn Owl in our area on the 22/10/23. There has been another excellent sighting…well in fact a video of a Barn Owl (Thank you Tracey) this time in the Cleckheaton area. I suspect…