A bit of good news from Toad Holes Beck in the form of a Lesser Whitethroat a fairly uncommon bird in the Bradford area. A male has been in full song at the site since the 5/5. This is interesting…
Welcome surprises!
Firstly I can now confirm that the Common Buzzard has successfully bred somewhere in our locality. I have spoke to many people who regularly see the species in East Bierley, Birkenshaw and around the Low Moor/Oakenshaw areas. Also in early…
Seeing Red at Caldene fields…
Yesterday I got a real surprise!. I had put the moth trap out and there was nothing exciting to be found. But after recording all the species I decided to have a closer look in the area directly where the…
Three come at once!
I was filled with anticipation on the hot tropical night on the 19th of July, with an overnight temperature of 23c!. I knew because of the weather it was going to be a special night for attracting moths here at…
News updates…
On Saturday it was the Low Moor & Oakenshaw conservation groups work day or should I say morning as it was very hot! We were tackling the spreading Himalayan Balsam at Toad Holes Beck and thankfully we found an area…
Lunar Hornet Moth found at T H Beck…
Yesterday I took my Lunar Hornet Moth pheromone lure to Raw Nook NR and hung it up by the bench in the meadow area. The reason I placed it there is that the uncommon LH Moth likes Sallows and Goat…
A record count…
A record count of nine 14 Spot ladybirds were at Toad Holes beck yesterday. Interestingly they were all on Nettles and basking with their backs to the sun.
New breeding record
Yesterday I managed to find three 2-spot Lady birds at Caldene fields. Two of them were… well…spring was in the air. But on a serious note, this is a confirmed breeding record which is valuable information for the ecology of…
Two new moths for Raw Nook NR
Today I set out to find any Ectoedemia argyropezaa micro moth leaf mines at Raw Nook NR. I have found the species in Aspen leaves at Caldene fields but until today I couldn’t find any at RN. This common species…
We’re on the map…
You may remember the great news I had when I found this beetle (opposite) Ancistronycha abdominalis ( Blue Soldier Beetle) at Caldene fields on the 14/6/2021. Because the beetle is uncommon I sent my observation to IRecords for clarification. I…
