This morning at the watchpoint a Rose-ringed parakeet came in from the N and flew overhead to the south. Also whilst this is an urban site with sedantary House Sparrows in the locality I have never recorded a HS at…
Peregrine falcon
This morning it was an early start at the Vis-mig ( visible migration) watch point. Migration in our area in early September is just starting and it’s always nice, like this morning to find the first moving Chaffinch of the…
Lesser Whitethroat
Relating to migrants starting to leave their breeding grounds at this time of the year prior to autumn migration, yesterday at Caldene fields 4 Willow Warblers were seen. Three of them were juveniles and this morning a Lesser Whitethroat appeared…
Short-eared Owl in Dewsbury
Today I received a report from John Tordoff a bird watcher who’s local patch is Dewsbury Country Park. He told me that during the last few days there has been a Short-eared Owl at the country park. He had a…
Four new ones for Raw Nook Nr
It was a good morning at Raw Nook NR today….well until the heavens opened. However, I found four new species for our recording area 3 moth and one Ladybird which was new for the Raw Nook species lists I have…
Finger crossed for the Sedge Warbler
The first week in May is always an exciting time in the bird watchers calendar with warblers and other spring migrants reaching their breeding ground or exploring new potential breeding areas. Yesterday morning at the middle pond at Toad holes…
A surprise from Dewsbury…
John Tordoff had a nice surprise this morning on his visit to Dewsbury country park. He heard a warbler that caught his attention and he recorded the bird which was in full song. The bird turned out to be a…
Lesser Whitethroat arrives
A Lesser Whitethroat was in song at Low Moor banks this morning. Two additional males Common Whitethroat have also arrived bringing the total to 4.
Common Whitethroats
Two male Common Whitethroats at Low Moor Banks this morning both in full song. No sign of it’s cousin the Lesser Whitethroat as yet but a single arrived yesterday at spurn point so they maybe on their way. However, I…
Creeping about, pays off!
Today has been an excellent day! I went down to TH Beck to look for any possible new spring migrants but apart from a couple of female Blackcaps that had recently arrived there was little else on the migrant front.…
