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 as usually a male in spring tends to spend only a couple of days trying to attract a mate before moving on.
The species bred at THB annually about twenty years ago but nothing since. Fingers crossed!
Some more good news came from the site today when I found a Brown Silver-line moth ( A fairly common moth) which is a new species for the site
I saw 2 Lesser whitethroats on the greenway about 2 weeks ago. The Merlin app identified them and we were lucky enough to watch them on the embankment.
Hi Nicola
Your Lesser Whitethroat is great news!. What is interesting is I have suspected breeding at nearby Toad Holes Beck as a male has been singing there at the same hedgerow since early May. I will put your sighting the website.
Thank you.