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…
Three new Bee species found…
The heather area at the top of Raw Nook NR is proving to be a really good area for some locally uncommon invertebrates. The other day whilst looking at the Grey Mining Bee – Andrena cineraria nesting colony by the sandy footpath…
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.…
First Swallow…
There was Swallow (my first of the year) seen on a telephone wire in Oakenshaw this morning. So fingers crossed more will start arriving in the next few days and then they will start to check out old and new…
Simply stunning…and!
Yesterday I was stopped in my tracks when I noticed this lovely Common Primrose Primula vulgaris growing in all it’s glory at Raw Nook NR. However, when I got home I started to wonder…Come to think of it, I know…
At last some evidence
The Coal tit is a regular bird in our area feeding in gardens as well as been regular at all our three sites. I have even seen juveniles been fed at Raw Nook Nr suggesting that the species probable breed…
Small fire at Raw Nook NR
Sadly there was a small fire at Raw Nook on Sunday night at around 20.45. The fire had been started deliberately as I found a large quantity of unburnt paper under the logs and a near by red plastic bag…
Lesser Redpolls at Raw Nook NR
This morning there is a feeding party of at least 14+ Lesser Redpoll feeding at the tops of tall Silver Birches near to the pond area giving excellent views as well as 2 Chiffchaffs and a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Looking for spring migrants at Low Moor Banks
Spring migration is slowly getting underway despite the winds coming from the less favourable northerly quarter instead of a southerly airflow. However, today I thought I would see what migrants were at Low Moor Bank ( old Low Moor tip…
Redshank and Tree Creeper!
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…
