Finally got round to having a look at last years (2022) bird species list. The total number of birds recorded for our area of Caldene fields, Raw Nook NR & Toad Holes Beck was 68 different species. This total is…
Workday magic!
Regular visitors to Toad Holes Beck will have noticed the excellent new steps and board walk which leads to the middle pond. This area whilst good for the Southern Marsh orchids is always muddy and difficult to walk along. A…
Found her!
During the last few weeks I have been asked about an unidentified large bird of prey (Raptor) that has been seen in the Low Moor area. I saw the bird (A female Sparrow Hawk) about a week ago at distance…
Record smashed…
The Twite Linaria flavirostris is a fairly common bird found in moorland habitats in the north of England and Scotland. However, in autumn some birds including continental birds, move to the coast of eastern England for the winter where they…
Record broken…
Wood Pigeon must have had an excellent breeding season this year. I thought my previous record of 40,137 on the 4/11/2020 of birds observed moving south from the watch point was a one off!! But today (Same date 4/11) the…
So near… yet so far!
Has we are aware the water in our wildlife pond at Raw Nook NR drains away unless there is content rain. Funding was secured and a company was employed to fix the problem in the summer. Unfortunately, this did not…
Wood Pigeon on the move!
The last few days have been busy at the watch point with the annual dispersal of Wood Pigeon to the south. The dispersal starts around the last week in October and lasts into early November. Whilst huge numbers move south…
Certainly not board at Low Moor Banks…
Our good friend Peter Gurney YWT has certainly left a lasting legacy at Low Moor Banks. Firstly, it was his suggestion to give the name Low Moor Bank to the site, which was always referred to as ‘ The old…
Fungi Walks ends with a WOW!
On Tuesday the 18th of October it was our annual Fungi Walk at Raw Nook NR with our friends at YWT Sarah, Peter with Kat Woolley (YWT fungi expert) leading the walk. However, we had another guest expert joining us,…
Little Egret…
A Little Egret flew S/W over the watch point this morning. Whilst this is my second record of the species, the first one was seen over the Cleckheaton area in 2003 which is out of our recording area. However, today’s…