Low Moor and Oakenshaw Wildlife

What a beautiful morning! so I thought I work the local patch today mainly for two reasons. Firstly has ‘ Doris ‘ the latest storm to batter the UK brought any unusual seabirds inland and secondly to look for any…

The pair of Gadwall that I left Toad Holes Beck have returned. I found the pair yesterday on one of the ponds, so where they have been is anyone’s guess! Little else was about.

I can now give an update where the ringed Black-headed gull I found on the 23/1/2017 at Harold Park Lake originated from. I have done some reasearch and found that the bird was first ringed at Stavanger Norway on the…

Today I was still on my quest to find Waxwings but still no joy so ended up Harold Park Lake to see if anything new was about. However, the lake was half frozen and thankfully a good number of Black-headed Gulls…

Received an email today from Barbara Rogers that approx 8 to 10 Waxwings were in the tall trees at the end of the cricket field at East view, Dyehouse Road around mid morning. So they are here..keep an eye out…

The pair of Gadwall that were at Toad Holes Beck on the 28/12/2015 have returned to the site but with another male Gadwall…

I have received a report from Phil  who lives in Wyke that at 11.12 on the 5th of January near to St Mary’s Infant School Wyke he saw a Short eared Owl been mobbed by crows.  Phil thinks the birds…

Yes my final walk around the patch today of 2016…Sadly the Gadwall have left the area now but at least there on my list for 2016.  Caldene fields held a Pied and a Grey Wagtail. At Raw Nook Nr there…

Today I decided to do a ‘ Birding day ‘ within the village area of Low Moor, mainly to see if I could find anything a unusual. The areas I watched were: Raw Nook nr, Caldene Fields, Toad Holes Beck,…