Sighting updates: Sunday 7th of May: Nearby Odsal Wood: A male Lesser Whitethroat in song + a single Woodcock. Nearby Dealburn Road woodland site: 4 Common Whitethroat + 2 Green Vein Whites + 1 Male Orange Tip butterfly. Sunday 7th…
Swifts…
Two Swifts drifted S/W over Raw Nook Nr this morning, first of the year.
Probable breeding Goldcrest…
It is notoriously difficult to prove that you have located a breeding pair of Goldcrest. This is due to the species mostly nesting in tall fir (type ) trees and the difficulty in seeing a nest from the ground. However,…
Whitethroats…
A walk around our area today showed no new migrants in so I had a trip to the nearby Dealburn Road Woodland site (formerly the old Low Moor tip) to see what was about there. There were plenty of Chiffchaff,…
I knew I had left in there…
Interesting moment this morning as I was coming back from a visit to Toad Holes Beck. I observed a Jay hopping around and appeared to looking for something. I waited and then it started digging and digging and bingo it…
Pollution update…
I have been contacted by the Environmental Agency regarding the liquid pollution at Toad Holes Beck. They stated that it has been a fitting on a pipe from a company at the Euroway Trading estate that has probably come loose…
First Swallow…
Recorded my first Swallow of the year moving north this morning at Caldene Fields. No other new migrants were recorded but two male Bullfinch were claiming territory at Toad Holes Beck which is good news.
Breeding in full swing…
This morning I found that a pair of Mallard have bred at Toad Holes Beck. A female was keeping her 9 chicks well hidden from view. Also looking after a family were a pair of Coots also at the site,…
Goldcrest and years gone by…
A male Goldcrest was in full song at Toad Holes Beck this morning at the same location a pair was observed last year in spring. An educated guess would be that the species could be now breeding at the site.…
Pollution incident at Toad Holes Beck…
Once again there a white liquid substance that is slowly leaking into the middle pond at Toad Holes Beck. This has happened before with the Environment Agency finding that the culprit was the nearby Euroway Trading estate. I have again…
