Given that that this morning was very frosty and the ponds at Toad Holes Beck could be frozen there was a good chance of finding a Water Rail. So off I went there was no Water Rail… But to my surprise…
Low Moor bird watching day…
Today I decided to do a ‘ Birding day ‘ within the village area of Low Moor, mainly to see if I could find anything a unusual. The areas I watched were: Raw Nook nr, Caldene Fields, Toad Holes Beck,…
Help from a dog walker…
Received a reliable report that on the 21/11/2016 a dog flushed a Woodcock in the heather at Raw Nook nr. The sighting is interesting in that it could have been a migrant bird from the continent as it is a…
Little Egret…
What a surprise at Caldene fields on Tuesday the 6/12 when around mid-morning I saw a Little Egret coming in from the west. It flew low over the pond and appeared to be wanting to land but from nowhere local…
Recent sightings…
Paula told me that a Green Woodpecker visited her garden at Oakenshaw on the 27/11/16…lucky devil.. At Caldene Fields today a Red Admiral was enjoying the mid afternoon sun a Reed Bunting circled the fields at 09.00 then flew off…
Starling blackout…
Had a huge single flock of 900+ continental Starlings this morning at Caldene Fields watchpoint at around 07.50. They came in from the E in a long string and overhead was just ‘ black ‘ with Starlings. Could not see…
Jack Snipe…
A Jack Snipe was at the watchpoint this morning. It appeared from ‘nowhere’ and just flew off to the south…2nd ever record.
Bradford Urban Wildlife Group…
I have been a member of the Bradford Urban Wildlife Group Oh! for many years and you may recall how I found earlier in the year a number of Bee Orchids at the old Low Moor tip site off Dealburn Road.…
Bullfinches lucky escape…
Today I had a nice walk in the snow through Raw Nook Nr and into Toad Holes Beck. The reason for the walk was mainly to find a ‘ Northern Bullfinch ‘ OK..OK I probably have as much chance as Bradford…
Wood Pigeons just keep coming…
Yesterday there was another movement of Wood Pigeons moving south through our area despite the very strong northerly wind. I watched for 3 hours from 06.45 -09.45 at Caldene Fields and to say it was freezing was a vast understatement…
