Tuesday, February 23, 2010

New Heronry ?

New to me, anyway.
Three nests, two with sitting herons this afternoon at Triangle.
Opposite bus shelter no.450 on Oldham Rd., look over the wall. The trees are down by the stream. The bus shelter is just out of the 40mph zone, going to Ripponden from Sowerby Bridge.
There is a possibility of views and photos into the nests, though there is a screen of twigs in front of them.
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Steve Cummings said...

Hi Steve. I've just got back from the Heronry. It took me a while to find it, as all the bus stops and shelters are number 450.....there are another 6 or 7 digits after the 450 bit. Stansfield Mill Lane, off Roshdale Road, leads down to the Ryburn and Triangle Cricket Club. There is a newish cul-de-sac development here called "The Herons" so it looks like a well established site. The path goes over the river and up an embankment to a railway cutting. There is one suitable viewpoint up there that isn't totally blocked by trees. There are three "sitting" birds and five nests as far as I could tell. Anyone know of any other sites?

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