Well what an excellent job Peter Gurney and his team from WYT have done cutting back that meadow area at Toad Holes Beck. The area was full of Himalayan balsam and rank vegetation with few nectar rich wild flowers. All…
Sightings Update…
Yesterday I had I received some interesting news from someone who regularly visit Low Moor Banks. They told me that they had a conversation with someone at the site who stated he had seen a Barn Owl sitting on a…
Goldfinch heaven…
Iv’e noticed for a number of years now that our area is a bit of a magnet for Goldfinches. There are many open fields with seeds for the species to take advantage of like the Thistle species. In Britain, the Goldfinch is…
Yellow Wagtails…
Two Yellow Wagtails moving S today at Low Moor watch point. Two Old Lady Mormo maura moths were at Caldene fields.
House Martin’s start to leave…
This morning at the watch point there was an excellent movement of House Martin both to the S and N/W. The final count was 292 south and 85 northwest. There was no real Goldfinch activity but a flock of around…
Early signs of autumn…
Today I thought I would look for any other early signs of autumn as I am now starting to record autumn species of moths. From the vis-mig point I noted the first returning (2) Meadow Pipits moving S following breeding…
Thinking of planting a wildlife tree…
If you would like to encourage wildlife to your garden and have the benefits of healthy home grown fruit throughout the year…well perhaps consider the…
A sad report…
About 2 weeks ago a local resident was walking his dog at 06.30 at Raw Nook NR when he saw a man shooting birds with a very ” High powered air rifle with a large telescopic sight”!. The man was…
Two new moth species for Raw Nook NR…
Yesterday I managed to add two new moth species to our Raw Nook list of species. Both were found by gently tapping shrubs whilst holding my net underneath which if lucky a moth may fall into the net, ID and…
Three welcome surprises…
Today whilst checking the moth trap today there was a rather large strange visitor lurking in one of the egg boxes. It was a Nicrophorus investigator beetle which is a SITE FIRST. They are scavengers, living off and breeding in rotten carcasses.…
