I have had two good days of visible migration. Yesterday 251 Swallow moved through Caldene Fields with a further 131 today. The birds were moving to the south and northwest. However, I did have a welcome surprise this morning as…
Tree Pipit…
I observed a migrant Tree pipit today at Caldene fields…not seen this species for a good number of years on passage in our recording area.
Sightings update…
On the 10th of August at Caldene fields there was a Southern hawker dragonfly patrolling the fields. Later in the day I visited Raw Nook nr and found another Southern Hawker (or possibly the same one as CFs) however, this…
Sightings update…
I found a juvenile female Common Redstart that appeared at Caldene fields on the 17/7/2017, the first sign of moving birds as the species does not breed locally. Three Poplar Hawkmoths and a single Peppered Moth were at Caldene fields…
Common Whitethroat and one of those Aw! moments…
Pleased to see that the Common Whitethroat appears to doing OK with a pair now established at Toad Holes Beck and 2 further pairs at Dealburn Road Woodland site. Also at the former site Song Thrush is on the up…
A nice surprise this morning…
Yes found a Sedge Warbler in song at Toad Holes Beck this morning. I stayed well away from the area as I believe that one day this species may breed at the site. Yesterday I did some bird survey work…
Sightings update…
Sighting updates: Sunday 7th of May: Nearby Odsal Wood: A male Lesser Whitethroat in song + a single Woodcock. Nearby Dealburn Road woodland site: 4 Common Whitethroat + 2 Green Vein Whites + 1 Male Orange Tip butterfly. Sunday 7th…
Swifts…
Two Swifts drifted S/W over Raw Nook Nr this morning, first of the year.
Probable breeding Goldcrest…
It is notoriously difficult to prove that you have located a breeding pair of Goldcrest. This is due to the species mostly nesting in tall fir (type ) trees and the difficulty in seeing a nest from the ground. However,…
Whitethroats…
A walk around our area today showed no new migrants in so I had a trip to the nearby Dealburn Road Woodland site (formerly the old Low Moor tip) to see what was about there. There were plenty of Chiffchaff,…
