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…
Yellow Wagtails…
Two Yellow Wagtails moving S today at Low Moor watch point. Two Old Lady Mormo maura moths were at Caldene fields.
House Martin’s start to leave…
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…
Early signs of autumn…
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…
Thinking of planting a wildlife tree…
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…
A sad report…
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…
Two new moth species for Raw Nook NR…
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…
Three welcome surprises…
Today whilst checking the moth trap today there was a rather large strange visitor lurking in one of the egg boxes. It was a Nicrophorus investigator beetle which is a SITE FIRST. They are scavengers, living off and breeding in rotten carcasses.…
Lots of Southern’s in Low Moor…
So far it has been an excellent year for the Southern Hawker dragonfly in our area. In the last few days I have recorded 9 freshly emerged insects, with 5 noted today at Caldene Fields. They seem to love garden…
Good news for Oakenshaw…
Received some good news from Chris who lives in Oakenshaw. A pair of Tufted ducks have successfully bred at Woodlands country park…The first time the species has breed in the Low Moor/Oakenshaw area as far as I am aware, which…
