A female Brambling fed with Chaffinches at Caldene fields today first sighting of the winter. Please keep a look out in our local area they ‘ maybe ‘ on the move searching for food.
Moth Leaf mines…
Since the new year I have been trying to get to grips with the difficult subject of moth leaf mines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_miner So today I went to Raw Nook Nr looking for Coptotriche marginea which is a common species and can…
2019 visible migration statistics…
My visible migration is conducted from the watch point at Caldene fields, Low moor and gives a good indication of individual species and numbers of species passing through and beyond our immediate area. 2019 was an average year with a…
End of year bird watch…
Today I thought i would have a bit of fun and see how many birds I could observe in the Low moor & Oakenshaw area. I started at Caldene fields and quickly found the normal garden birds followed by Pied…
Lucky escape…
Had a close encounter of the Sparrow Hawk kind today at Caldene fields. I was photographing a female Sparrow hawk whilst hiding behind a bush. Everything was fine but suddenly the birds posture changed…. And it flew directly at me.…
Bullfinches doing well…
Data from watching visible migration as I do at Caldene fields can provide valuable information on the ongoing status of some of our common birds. An example of this is the Greenfinch which has declined by some 59% over the…
Reaping the rewards with ”A mega rarity”…
This post was supposed all about our scythe training with the YWT which took place on Saturday….however, today whilst watching visible migration from Caldene fields I found a real rarity…A Great White Egret!! which came in from the E and…
Visible migration updates…
Sadly visible migration is coming to come to an end as expected at this time of year. During the last week there has been a noticeable drop in finch counts especially Goldfinch. However, some species are still moving and it…
Wood pigeons, Fieldfares and geese on the move…
It was excellent at the watch point today. With over night temperatures dropping to zero Wood pigeon were on the move south with the majority passing to the east of our area. A total of 8,589 were recorded Pink-footed geese…
Pinks are a coming…
If you have heard the sound of geese in our area in the last few days it’s not surprising…as there has been a good number of Pink-footed geese moving through to the S/E and N/W some directly over the watch…
