Received an email from Mark a birder from Wibsey who told me some exciting news. On the 2/4/ he was in Raw Nook NR when he saw a Tree Creeper in the wet woodland area before it gradually moved off…
Blackcap arrives
First arrival of a male Blackcap in song at Caldene fields this afternoon.
Some out some in!
Received some information from Stuart Tordoff who was working at the Woodlands cricket pitch when he observed a party of 40 Swans ( All most certainly Whoopers ) flying overhead to the N/E of the 18/3. This nicely coincides with…
Spring has arrived
Today I was on the lookout for any spring migrants despite the northerly airflow. Raw Nook NR held the usual suspects with Wrens, Robins and Blackbirds all in full song but no spring migrants. However, as soon as I entered…
Recent sightings
Caldene fields has seen a bit of bird activity during the last few days with spring appearing around the corner. In fact 15 Fieldfare were seen moving N on 2/8/2021 also 2 Common Buzzards were circling and calling and 3…
Big freeze creates a record
Yesterday the ground was frozen solid and the temperature was -3c with a wind chill of -6.2c as I set off to walk to Raw Nook Nr and TH Beck. The pond at Raw Nook Nr was frozen and there…
Local bird watch weekend
This weekend I thought I would see what local birds were about in the Low Moor & Oakenshaw areas. The sites I walked to were Raw Nook Nr, Caldene fields, Toad Holes Beck and Harold park lake. In total I…
The Norway connection
Today I walked up to Harold Park lake. Apart from my exercise the main reason was I knew the lake would be frozen thus forcing gulls to stand on the ice! Therefore if any migrant gulls that had been ringed…
The Firethorn shrub…
Every wildlife garden should have one!. What I hear you ask? The beautiful Firethorn/Pyracantha shrub. Why? Well there’s the lovely white flowers in spring that attract many bees and hoverfly species and then bright red berries feed hungry birds in…
Pond flashes Blue…
Yesterday there was little vis-mig due to the blanket fog. The little bit I did produced 3 skeins of Pink-footed geese moving N/W I could hear them but couldn’t see them in the fog. I then walked to Raw Nook…
