Most of my time at the moment is taken up with visible migration. Especially as moth numbers have reduced as autumn progresses. In fact the last moths were caught on 29/9 and included a Barred Sallow and 2 Lunar Underwings…
Well what an excellent job Peter Gurney and his team from WYT have done cutting back that meadow area at Toad Holes Beck. The area was full of Himalayan balsam and rank vegetation with few nectar rich wild flowers. All…
Yesterday I had I received some interesting news from someone who regularly visit Low Moor Banks. They told me that they had a conversation with someone at the site who stated he had seen a Barn Owl sitting on a…
Iv’e noticed for a number of years now that our area is a bit of a magnet for Goldfinches. There are many open fields with seeds for the species to take advantage of like the Thistle species. In Britain, the Goldfinch is…
This morning at the watch point there was an excellent movement of House Martin both to the S and N/W. The final count was 292 south and 85 northwest. There was no real Goldfinch activity but a flock of around…
Today I thought I would look for any other early signs of autumn as I am now starting to record autumn species of moths. From the vis-mig point I noted the first returning (2) Meadow Pipits moving S following breeding…
If you would like to encourage wildlife to your garden and have the benefits of healthy home grown fruit throughout the year…well perhaps consider the…
About 2 weeks ago a local resident was walking his dog at 06.30 at Raw Nook NR when he saw a man shooting birds with a very ” High powered air rifle with a large telescopic sight”!. The man was…
Yesterday I managed to add two new moth species to our Raw Nook list of species. Both were found by gently tapping shrubs whilst holding my net underneath which if lucky a moth may fall into the net, ID and…
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