On the 10th of August at Caldene fields there was a Southern hawker dragonfly patrolling the fields. Later in the day I visited Raw Nook nr and found another Southern Hawker (or possibly the same one as CFs) however, this…
Rare moth found at Raw Nook nr…
On Saturday 29th of July I was looking for any new day time moths to record at Raw Nook nr and Caldene fields. At the former site I was looking in the heather near to the pond on my hands…
Sightings update…
I found a juvenile female Common Redstart that appeared at Caldene fields on the 17/7/2017, the first sign of moving birds as the species does not breed locally. Three Poplar Hawkmoths and a single Peppered Moth were at Caldene fields…
Butterfly survey…
Yesterday as the sun shone I conducted a butterfly survey at Raw Nook Nr and Caldene Fields. A total of eight species were found which is relatively poor for mid summer. The butterflies I expected to record but didn’t were…
Second Blackneck found…
The wildlife site just off Dealburn road at Low Moor is proving to be a bit special. Although it is not part of my local patch (the 3 sites covered in this blog) I am recording and monitoring the fauna…
Conservation day and updates…
Yes it was a work day on Saturday for our group the Low Moor & Oakenshaw Conservation Group. The session in the main was to try and keep the Japanese Knot weed at Toad Holes Beck at bay as well…
Three new moth species…
A bit of good news in that yesterday I found two new moth species at Raw Nook Nr a Common Nettle-tap and a very handsome Nemophora degeerella. At Caldene Fields I found a Eucosma campolilana. This bring the total species…
Just like the old days…
Yes it was just like the old days this morning at Caldene Fields with a Skylark in full song for about an hour. Sadly as I expected it couldn’t find a mate and drifted south. Whereas, say twenty years ago…
Moths starting to appear…
Given the warmer weather I’ve noticed a slight increase in moths recorded. Last week not one single moth was noted. Whereas today there was 3 Flame shoulder, 1 Small-square spot, 1 Shuttle -shaped Dart and a Lesser Swallow Prominent (below)…
It’s popular around here…
Found a nice Poplar Hawkmoth in the moth trap this morning at Caldene Fields which is my ninth record to date. Illustrating that the species is well established in our area.
