What a surprise this morning at the watch point at Caldene fields. I had just finished watching vis-mig ( visible migration ) when a bird came in low from the south….it cannot possibly be..it was a ” Kingfisher ”. And…
Last nights weather was awful- But what’s that?…
Last night in Low Moor the weather was awful, a strong wind and lashing down rain. And Clare and Rich Stonehouse were walking home from work on Cleakheaton road just by the barbers at the opposite side of the road…
Late Swifts…
This morning 2 late Swifts flew west over Caldene fields and an Autumnal Rustic moth was also seen in the fields my third record of the species. Autumnal Rustic
Heath Rustic moth turns up again…
Last night I caught a Heath Rustic moth at Caldene fields my fifth record to date. The Yorkshire status of this moth is: Scarce and thinly distributed or restricted resident. All my records of the species are from late August…
Feeling Blue at Caldene fields…
Had a nice surprise this morning at the top end of Caldene fields by the heather patch. Firstly I disturbed a newly emerged male Common Blue butterfly. Sadly the Common Blue has not been as common in our area for…
Butterfly survey and moth news…
On Saturday the 4th of August I did a butterfly survey at Raw Nook NR and Caldene fields. Only 6 species were recorded which is worryingly poor. Small White at RN=16. CFs =4 Large White at RN= 3. Speckled Wood…
Rare moth found and sightings update…
On the 19th of July I found a Isophrictis striatella mico moth at Caldene fields. The moth is only about 6mm in length and was nearly overlooked. It is predominantly a southern species but is gradually moving north and at present is…
Valuable milestone reached…
Moths are a great indicator of a healthy environment and a healthy ecosystem (Butterfly Conservation) To demonstration this point it is with pride that my moth survey work for our urban recording area of Caldene fields, Raw Nook NR and Toad…
The Old Lady is doing well…
I have recorded the Old Lady moth since around 2009 at both Caldene fields and Raw nook nr but whilst I strongly believed the moth bred in our area I have never been able to prove this…well that is until today when…
Dealburn road Woodland site…
Whilst this nearby site is not in our groups conservation area, we still have a real interest in the site and for my part I keep records and observations for the area. So it was a welcome sight this morning…
