I’ts been a bit of a busy week. On Tuesday at Raw Nook NR I met Martin Bijl radio presenter local BCB radio 106.6 FM who presents the Bradford Keeping it Green radio show . He wanted to interview me…
Received some information from Chris at Oakenshaw. He has seen a kingfisher regularly at Toad Holes Beck pond during the last week.Very interesting in that I had a couple of spring and summer sightings last year of Kingfisher at the…
Today I just simply stood stared and stared at the stunning Hawthorns show at Toad Holes Beck. But there was more joy as for the first time ever Canada geese have successfully bred at the site. Also the Coots have…
In the past I have led Dawn Chorus walks to Raw Nook NR in spring. However, these are strange times so I thought I would try to bring a bit of joy by listening to our Dawn Chorus on video…
Yesterday at Toad Holes beck I heard a call from 2 geese overhead, OH! a pair of Greylag geese..great. Then suddenly the pair turned and started to descend towards the ponds at Toad H Beck. My emotions were mixed. Very…
On the 29/4 a Lesser Whitethroat ( a probable passage bird ) was in full song at Toad Holes beck. A little further down in Oakenshaw another L Whitethroat was found again in full song. Since 1987 I have constantly…
On Saturday I walked to LM Banks to see if the Lesser Whitethroat had arrived and bang on cue a male was there in full song. Fingers crossed he finds a mate and breeds again. Also there was a Common…
Yesterday I went for my daily walk at Raw Nook NR and found not one new species but TWO for our recording area. It was whilst I was looking for spring hoverfly species that I noticed what I thought was…
David Rhodes from Oakenshaw contacted me regarding a moorhen nesting in a stream near his garden. He had a quick look at her nest and she had laid six eggs However, strangely she was also sat on a leg bone…
