Calderdale Birds

Sparrowhawk seen by a neighbour to catch, struggle with then kill a green woodpecker. It took the bird in an open field, and plucked it in m...

Anyone got a spare head you'd like to sell? It's for a Velbon tripod. Male Blackap sighted today in the bowling green within Bootht...

Sorry got behind with postings but on Saturday morning IG and myself headed up Walsden to Ramsden Wood and White Slack. Braving the biting e...

We saw 12 fieldfare on a wire alongside Keighley Road, Ogden on Saturday. Having seen a flock of around 30 here the previous week, they are...

Again today the cold wind keeping everything down! Ogden - just a few Siskin but flighty - probably 20 or so but not much else. Fly Flats - ...

Wainstalls - Castle Carr Road - 1 Stonechat still, also 4 Stock Dove, 4 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, 6 Starling - all toughing it out in the very c...

Gorden Denison found 7 birds at Roils Head early AM. I relocated at least 5 of these birds at 3.00PM on the north western boundary of West E...

As far as the GBN goes, Ringstone Res. has been a successful community environmental project (see Nick's post, 18th February) and we we...

Female Stonechat still at Norton Tower, 25 Fieldfares at Heath Hill Road and 2 Golden Plovers at High Road Well Moor. PS There are still lot...

I counted at least 17 in Boothtown today first light. There *may* be more. Site of this count was the small park down Chester Road on the ga...

Had a quick look this morning for lesser spotted woodpecker, as Jumble Hole was a stronghold until the mid 90's, but unsuprisingly didn...

As many of you will know the Halifax Birdwatchers' Club has a satellite group known as the Calderdale Bird Conservation Group which was ...

2 female Crossbills were watched feeding in Pine trees for 10 minutes this afternoon before being spooked by a dog walker. Also present 5 Sk...

Report received today from an unknown Lancashire birder of a Lapland Bunting on the twite seed at Lighthazzles, Andy and Iain were there soo...

7 Skylark (2 singing) 3 Snipe (2 very silent when flushed?) 20 Greenfinch 9 Bullfinch 6 Goldfinch 6 Great Tit 10 LTTit 2 Stock Dove (new thi...

2 Tawnys heard calling briefly at 2pm this afternoon. 1 Goldcrest 15+ Long Tailed Tits 15+ Blue tits 8+ Gt Tits 1 Wren 2 Dunnocks 4 Chaffinc...

The North Pennine Bird survey starts in the first week of April.They are looking for good field ornithologist you must have a car and be ava...

Sighted today at Boothtown park. This means there is still at least one male and one female of this species in the park area. Seem to be fre...

Mixenden area - 2 white carrion crows - one in the fields down Straight Lane with another further up the valley at Whitegate/Shaking House a...

Is anyone interested in joining together to buy bird food in bulk hopefully with a view to saving money? I am keen to continue using CJ Wil...