Yesterday I visited Raw Nook Nr. The site was fairly quiet with Robins in full song inspired by the mild weather. Talking of the mild weather speaking to a dog walker he told me that during the last couple of…
Welcome signs at Raw Nook Nr…
Our friends at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have been busy recently installing sign and rubbing posts at Raw Nook Nr. You can find a number of these posts around the site all depicting wildlife that can be found at the…
2019 visible migration statistics…
My visible migration is conducted from the watch point at Caldene fields, Low moor and gives a good indication of individual species and numbers of species passing through and beyond our immediate area. 2019 was an average year with a…
End of year bird watch…
Today I thought i would have a bit of fun and see how many birds I could observe in the Low moor & Oakenshaw area. I started at Caldene fields and quickly found the normal garden birds followed by Pied…
Lucky escape…
Had a close encounter of the Sparrow Hawk kind today at Caldene fields. I was photographing a female Sparrow hawk whilst hiding behind a bush. Everything was fine but suddenly the birds posture changed…. And it flew directly at me.…
Merry Christmas…
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year…
Updates…
Since the sighting of the Otter at Toad Holes Beck I have made daily visits not only to the top pond but also the two lower ponds. Sadly there has been no further sightings in our area. This leads me…
Otter…
An early start today at Toad Holes Beck where I had seen the Otter proved unsuccessful. So around 09.00 I searched the two lower ponds and beck but again with no joy. Research suggests Otters can move a fair distance…
Otter!!!
Never in a million years did I ever think I would be writing my blog about an Otter sighting! But I am. After finishing my visible migration watch this morning I thought I would go into Toad Holes Beck to…
Bullfinches doing well…
Data from watching visible migration as I do at Caldene fields can provide valuable information on the ongoing status of some of our common birds. An example of this is the Greenfinch which has declined by some 59% over the…
