As the Calderdale blog hit-counter rolls towards the 100,000th visitor, can I firstly thank every single person who has contributed a sighting, a photo, a comment, a question or simply just joined our blog and felt inspired enough to get out there into Calderdale and birdwatch. I have said it before, but the blog is literally NOTHING other than your own postings. The only content is your own content. It thrives when people are actively posting, and would die very quickly if people stopped.
Keep it coming!
Thanks again, and long may it continue to be the central source of sightings, photos and discussion for Calderdale birders.
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Copies are available at £6.00 each from the GO local store at Woodlesford, Pellon price . Hopefully they will also be available at the Fox and Goose Hebden Bridge ,
This is the blog for bird sightings and related news in the Calderdale area. It is generally updated daily. Any non-member wishing to report and post sightings should send them to info(at)calderdalebirds(dot)co(dot)uk
2021 /22 HBWC report
Copies are available at £6.00 each from the GO local store at Woodlesford, Pellon price . Hopefully they will also be available at the Fox and Goose Hebden Bridge ,
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4 comments:
Thanks to those that have their own personal blogs but continue to post to this one also. The Calderbirds blog can only be a one stop shop for local birding news if this continues.
I agree Nick - I have visited other places and looked for the equivalent of this blog- nowhere else have I found such a good source of info about what is out and about. Well done whoever had the idea and thanks to all who post here. I am a bit of a lurker but occasionally am moved to post. Now all we have to do is spread this best of breed example!
Cheers Mark, the original idea and set up was by Matt Bell. I think it fair to say that in this period of reduced contact between local birders this is one of the main ways of keeping in touch with what's happening.
Personal blogs are great for publishing loads of photos and touching on subjects in greater depth, or for publishing material outside the scope of Calderdale Birds, but you can't beat the current "free for all one-stop shop" as a first point of contact for finding out what's currently out and about.
Also, by not being too stringent regarding content, posters have been able to add variety and interest to prevent the site becoming just a mere log of sightings and statistics.
Up and coming events, conferences, requests for conservation volunteers, discussions on id and behaviour patterns, publicity for conservation projects, even discussions about the odd local mammal or amphibian, have all been given a platform here.
That variety comes from all you bloggers out there, and its a good feeling when you can see that there are other like-minded people out there and that you are not alone in appreciating the natural history of this bit of Yorkshire and beyond.
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