There was a movement of Swallow noted today at Caldene Fields watch point with 56 moving to the west. These were followed by 4 Sand Martins again to the west and given that SMs are not that common here on…
Spotted Flycatcher passes through…
Did an hours vismigging (watching visible migration) this morning at Caldene Fields mainly to see if any Meadow Pipits were starting to move south. However, none were recorded. The first moving Chaffinch moved to the S/W followed by 3 Swallows…
Another Lesser Whitethroat…
What a beautiful morning! I thought as I worked the patch today. Blackcaps, Willow warbler and Chiffchaffs were all in song as well as local birds. But like the last few days other that that no Whitethroat Sp were singing…
Mystery Raptor…
On the 8th of August at 06.50 I had a Raptor flying very high and moving north over Caldene fields. I only viewed the bird through bins and due to distance I could see no plumage features. However, I took…
Siskins and Linnets…
Nationally there has been good movement of Siskins and today I picked up 4 at Raw Nook NR feeding in a Silver birch which is a bit of an early record for me. Also the good news is that I found…
Lesser Whitethroat suspected breeding…
The low Moor & Oakenshaw Conservation group and myself has been involved in a site just S/W of Raw Nook Nr at Low Moor which used to be the old Low Moor tip. This site now forms part of the…
No Sign of the Whitethroat…
A check at Toad Holes Beck revealed no sign of the Lesser Whitethroat …which was a disappointment. However, on a better note Long tailed Tits have successfully bred with at least 9 Juvs seen. A Chiffchaff was observed feeding young…
Another Lesser Whitethroat…
Found another a male Lesser Whitethroat at Toad Holes Beck on 21/5. Went down to the site this morning and the bird appears to trying to attract a mate…so watch this space… Also seen were a pair of Grey Wagtails,…
Lesser Whitethroat…
A male Lesser Whitethroat was in full song this morning at the top end of Toad Holes beck this morning. Sadly this bird could well be a passage bird rather than a male seeking territory.
Jays just keep coming!
More Jays today with a party of 21 moving S, 2 E, and 5 N with 3 birds present at the watch point……A nice moment was seeing a common Snipe coming in from the S only to drop down in…
