Low Moor and Oakenshaw Wildlife

The Dipper Cinclus cinclus  is a bird I have not recorded in our area.  However, I have thought the steam at Toad Holes beck although narrow and slightly overgrown may attract one.  I have however, received some good news from Freddie…

The Ring-necked Parakeet at Caldene fields that first appeared on the 27/11/17 disappeared from the area around the time on the heavy snowfall just before Christmas 2017.  It was not seen over the Christmas period but reappeared on the 2/1/18.…

Yesterday all the local ponds were frozen….This was an ideal time to check up on my old friend from Norway…the Black-headed gull which appeared at nearby Harold Park lake in the winter of last year.  And sure enough it was…

It was -4c when I set off today to check on the local patch.  All but one pond at Toad Holes Beck were totally frozen.  The pond in question is the large pond which had a thin layer of ice…

Depending on your view but to me it was the first real bite of winter today.  So I thought I would do a quick bird species survey in our recording area, just to see if the weather had brought anything new…

A bit of a surprise this one…a feeding female Ring-necked parakeet in the Low Moor area! The species is fairly common in the south and slowly spreading north. To date I have two previous records of this species but never…

Yes I have to admit that watching visible migration in our area is just about over for another year.  I watched this today and like the last two mornings there has been little passing through. But getting up before dawn…

Another Hawfinch flew west over the watch point this morning at Caldene fields.  However, there was a strong possibility that a second bird came in a couple of minutes later.  This bird dropped into some trees around the Wyke area.…

Following on from the Hawfinch I had on 26th of October which flew south just overhead at Caldene fields a further two birds were seen this morning at 9.24.  They came in from the north again just overhead and veered…