First arrival of a male Blackcap in song at Caldene fields this afternoon.
Amphibian survey and rescue
Peter Gurney of YWT organised an amphibian survey at Raw Nook NR for the evening of the 1/4/21. This coincided nicely with the drying out of the pond at Raw Nook NR so as well as doing survey work we…
Saving the Frogs and Toads
Sadly once again our pond at Raw Nook NR has drained again which is probably due to a break in the clay base. A few days ago it held some water but with the hot weather on Tuesday and Wednesday…
Some out some in!
Received some information from Stuart Tordoff who was working at the Woodlands cricket pitch when he observed a party of 40 Swans ( All most certainly Whoopers ) flying overhead to the N/E of the 18/3. This nicely coincides with…
Spring has arrived
Today I was on the lookout for any spring migrants despite the northerly airflow. Raw Nook NR held the usual suspects with Wrens, Robins and Blackbirds all in full song but no spring migrants. However, as soon as I entered…
Recent sightings
Caldene fields has seen a bit of bird activity during the last few days with spring appearing around the corner. In fact 15 Fieldfare were seen moving N on 2/8/2021 also 2 Common Buzzards were circling and calling and 3…
All a ‘Board’ with the YWT
The main entrance to Raw Nook NR is on Lockwood street in Low Moor. There used to be a small wildlife/site information board that, well had possibly seen better days. However, Sarah and Peter from the YWT discussed (pre-covid) with…
Big freeze creates a record
Yesterday the ground was frozen solid and the temperature was -3c with a wind chill of -6.2c as I set off to walk to Raw Nook Nr and TH Beck. The pond at Raw Nook Nr was frozen and there…
Local bird watch weekend
This weekend I thought I would see what local birds were about in the Low Moor & Oakenshaw areas. The sites I walked to were Raw Nook Nr, Caldene fields, Toad Holes Beck and Harold park lake. In total I…
The Norway connection
Today I walked up to Harold Park lake. Apart from my exercise the main reason was I knew the lake would be frozen thus forcing gulls to stand on the ice! Therefore if any migrant gulls that had been ringed…
