The last few days have been busy at the watch point with the annual dispersal of Wood Pigeon to the south. The dispersal starts around the last week in October and lasts into early November. Whilst huge numbers move south…
Certainly not board at Low Moor Banks…
Our good friend Peter Gurney YWT has certainly left a lasting legacy at Low Moor Banks. Firstly, it was his suggestion to give the name Low Moor Bank to the site, which was always referred to as ‘ The old…
Little Egret…
A Little Egret flew S/W over the watch point this morning. Whilst this is my second record of the species, the first one was seen over the Cleckheaton area in 2003 which is out of our recording area. However, today’s…
Exciting news from Oakenshaw…
After seeing my blog about Tree Sparrows in nearby Birkenshaw, Chris who lives in Oakenshaw contacted me with some exciting news! He wrote ” For at least the last three winters three Tree Sparrows have joined our resident house sparrows…
Exciting news from our neighbouring area
Yesterday I went for a new walk around the farmland at Birkenshaw which is about 3 miles east of Raw Nook NR. I had only been there a couple of minutes when I heard the call of an overhead Tree…
Sedge Warbler
A Sedge Warbler was at Toad Holes Beck this morning. It was singing deep from within Dogwood and Bramble scrub. A male appeared at the same area last year on the 4/5 and sang for a few days before moving…
Whitethroats…
This morning at Low Moor Banks were 2 newly arrived Common Whitethroats in song. There was also some good new as well as another male Lesser Whitethroat has arrived. Thankfully one is singing near the Wyke end of the site…
She needs OUR help…
I do not normally show birds on their nests on my website due to possible disturbance. However, a pair of Coots for the first time ever have decided to nest at the pond at Raw Nook NR. NOW SHE IS…
Lesser Whitethroat
A check this morning at Low Moor Banks revealed a newly arrived male Lesser Whitethroat (uncommon in the Bradford aera) in full song. I then went to TH Beck to look for the warbler but as yet, nothing. There were…
Horse Chestnut tree found again
Away from the local parks the Horse Chestnut tree Aesculus hippocastanum is not common in our recording area. Last year I found a sapling growing in a very shaded and crowded area at TH Beck. Sadly the tree did not…
