During the last couple of days I have recorded some impressive numbers of Redwings passing through our area. The main passage started on the 20th of October with 5,519 passing to the S and S/W then on Saturday the 21st…
Barnacle Geese…
An unexcepted site first today both for our recording area and for my visible migration records. A party of 5 calling Barnacle Geese followed a skein of 63 Pinks which came in low from the E and moved directly over…
Friday the 13th Fungi survey…
Lets make it Friday the 13th…stated my good friend Joan! a very knowledgeable fungi and plant expert. She kindly offered to help me in conducting a fungi survey at Raw Nook nr… Fungi is a subject I knew little about but…
Fancy a Wild Day Out ?…
Sarah Goldsmith of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the Low Moor & Oakenshaw Conservation Group, are having a ‘ Wild Day Out ‘ it starts at 11.30 of Sunday the 22nd of October at the Woodlands cricket club, Albert terrace,…
Single biggest party…
My single biggest party of Cormorants 17 flew past Caldene Fields this morning to the S/W
The first real Redwing movement…
A Redwing day! at the watch point as just after dawn 2 parties came in from the E and moved high to the N/W. However, the the movement swung to the W/S/W with birds coming in low, some below the…
Wood Pigeons and Jackdaws affected by the cold…
This morning the temperature before dawn was 4.5 c. This drop saw 634 Wood Pigeons moving S and 102 Jackdaws moving S/W. It was a good day also for finch movements with 89 Goldfinches, 34 Chaffinches, 5 Redpolls, 1 Brambling…
A new bird to add to the lists…
Yes this morning at 09.12 a calling Grey Plover came in low from the east and went straight over the watch point at Caldene Fields. This is my first sighting of the species on visible migration and the first sighting…
Work day a huge success…
Today our group had a work day at Raw Nook nr. The main challenge at the site is to carry on removing the Silver Birch saplings that have encroached into the heather. The day began at 10 am with 12 members…
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust…
Our group has had just had some excellent news…Myself along with Claire (our chairperson) and Richard attended a meeting with Sarah Goldsmith from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust who is working in the Low Moor and Oakenshaw areas of Bradford on an Urban…
