On Saturday we had another workday which was well attended. The task was to clear the Toad Holes Beck entrance at Furnace Road and to remove old hedge cuttings from Furnace Road. Initially the task looked like we would never…
Birstall Scout group meeting…
Yesterday I attended at the Birstall Scout groups meeting and gave a presentation to twenty 8 to 10 years old scouts on ‘ The importance of Insects ‘ I took along a moth trap, a Bee nesting box, observation vessels and…
Three good things about today…
An excellent watch today with a site first and two other good birds. Firstly a party of Crossbills came in low from the N and appeared to be landing at the watch point at Caldene fields before moving off S.…
A welcome sight…
Saw two Grey Partridge today not within our recording area but on the outskirts. This is very welcome news in that at the same location last spring a single bird was observed. The species used to be fairly common in…
Bramblings…
During the last two days I have recorded 29 Brambling passing through or stopping off in our area. The one above was one of a pair that stopped off at the watch point. So keep an eye out in your…
Sightings update…
Yesterday I observed 32 Fieldfares flying towards the watch point at Caldene fields. I thought the birds would carry on their migration and fly over but they didn’t they needed to refuel and the next minute the birds had landed…
Building on success…
Clare and Richard who are active members of the Low Moor & Oakenshaw Conservation Group came up with a brilliant idea!. They contacted Yorkshire Building Society and asked if staff in the IT department would be interested in a conservation…
A welcome visitor…
Today like yesterday there was a large movement of Wood Pigeon, Jackdaws and finches particularly Chaffinch with a record count of 162 S/W and 42 N. However, today was a bit special as I had a wary friend as company…
Thrushes and Geese arrive on mass…
It was an excellent morning at the watch point this morning with a mass arrival of Redwings, Fieldfare, Starlings, Geese and finches. Linnets waiting for the fog to clear before moving. Redwings came in first from the N and…
The first Thrush arrival…
This morning was a stunning autumn morning for watching visible migration. And an early start in frosty conditions was rewarded with the first Thrush arrivals from the N/E involving Redwings and Fieldfares. Fieldfares moving N/W It was the Redwings that…
