The slight S/W wind today has worked today. There has been an influx of Willow Warblers through our area with 4 ( all moving slightly S/W, suggesting passage birds ) at Raw Nook NR. In addition a pair of Blackcaps…
A stranger appears at TH Beck
I had a bit of a surprise the other morning at Toad Holes Beck when I came across this rather handsome semi albino male Blackbird. I have never seen him before in the local area although there is an almost…
Moving in!
You may recall that Peter Gurney from YWT put some nesting boxes up in both Raw Nook NR & Toad Holes Beck in the autumn of last year. This morning as well as looking for spring migrants I checked the…
Toad Holes Beck gets a spring clean
Following on from our successful spring clean at Raw Nook NR in was the turn of nearby Toad Holes Beck. So we (The Low Moor/Oakenshaw conservation group ) met at 10.00 on Saturday with the sun shining and for company…
Chiffchaffs start to arrive
This morning single Chiffchaffs were in song at Raw Nook Nr and Toad Holes Beck and 87 Redwing moved N over Caldene fields.
An early sign of spring…
Today I went looking for spring migrants at Raw Nook NR & TH Beck. I was a bit optimistic as it is usually around the 17th of March that the first migrant appears in our area…given a few days either…
Clean up day at Raw Nook NR
Yesterday members of the Low Moor/Oakenshaw conservation group had a litter picking morning at Raw Nook NR. We picked up about 6 bags of rubbish mainly discarded cans crisp packets and bottles. Clare brought down her lovely new German Sheppard…
Siskin…
There is a flock of at least 31 Siskin feeding in Alder trees around the small pond at Toad Holes Beck. Their numbers are increasing as I counted just 16 on the 21/1. Given the mild weather and a bit…
Records in…
This week I have been busy collating my 2021 wildlife records. I have submitted a respectable 1,121 records for 2021 to the Yorkshire county recorders and West Yorkshire Ecology Service (WYES). It is in my opinion imperative that bodies like…
Fungi still on show…
Some may have noticed the orangey spots on some of the logs by the seating area in Raw Nook NR. The fungi is called Coral Spot and at the moment in is this area there is a excellent display of…
