Not in my recording area but had excellent views of a hunting Red Kite at nearby Tong village at 15.00 on 15/3
Contrasting days…
Yesterday morning the weather was cold with bright sunshine and I noticed early spring was in the air as Mistle Thrush, Robin and Dunnocks all sang their hearts out. Today there was no signs of early spring as heavy winter…
Robins on the Spen Valley Greenway…
You can start the Spen Valley Greenway walk to Cleckheaton from the southern side of Raw Nook Nr. So whilst I do not record in the Greenway I thought today it would be interesting to see what I could find whilst…
Bullfinches doing well…
There were at least 5 Bullfinches at Toad Holes Beck this morning, 2 pairs and a single male so 2016 could be another good breeding season for the species. Another male Goosander has joined the pair at Toad Holes Beck.…
Low Moor C.E. Primary School visit Raw Nook nature reserve…
This morning at Raw Nook NR I had just finished photographing a really nice selection of Scarlet Elf Cup mushrooms which I have not seen before at the site when I saw a group of school children and their teachers from Low Moor…
Pink-footed geese…
Two skeins of 186 Pink-footed geese flew N/W over Caldene Fields this morning.
A bonus from the wet weather !
Caldene Fields thankfully are not flooded but they are very very wet and muddy. However, certain bird species are taking advantage of these conditions with large quantities of invertebrate now available. This morning I recorded 21 Pied wagtails feeding in…
Mild winter bird watch…
I have been thinking has this mild winter period had any effects on the bird species in our recording area. So today with the weather sunny with a fairly strong S/W wind and a temperature of 10c I decided to conduct a bird…
Visible migration comes to an end…
Visible migration from the watch point at Caldene Fields is over for this year. This morning’s watch with excellent visibility showed very little moving apart from Goldfinches and a few Starlings which came in from the N/E. However, there was…
A Crossbill moves west…
I had a nice surprise this morning when a calling Crossbill flew directly over head at Caldene Fields. The species is not common here and is only located on passage.
