Calderdale Birds

Wood warbler seen and heard singing, followed by two calling to each other at the lower carpark. Nuthatch calling. Green woodpecker heard. S...

... for Turnstone. A full summer adult male at Warland 13.30 today.

WHITE STORK......An adult fully winged and flying with purpose west at 7'o clock.It was been mobbed by 2 LBBGull.(day tripper from Harew...

The rear interior wall of the hide at Ringstone now sports a large cork noticeboard, apparently the glue takes 24 hours to fully set so plea...

As a starter, "Nick Failed to spot the Sandwich tern"

29/05/06 0715-1015hrs cold W>4-5 Showers. 4 Turnstone N W corner then off >NW 1 Snipe 3 LBB Gulls 3 Golden Plover 38 young Can...

1 young out and female sitting again. Poor photos but sold digiscope tackle and just using 10x zoom. BS 

28/05/06 1800-1900hrs Cool W >3-4 1m Stonechat feeding 1 young 6 Canada chicks 2 Common Sand + usual. BS 

28/05/06 0730-1000hrs Freezing cold gale force wind , rain mid morn. 4 Common Sand 1pr Reed Bunt 2 Grey partridge 3 Golden Plover 1 Oyk...

1 cuckoo, 1 green woodpecker, 1 gs woodpecker, whitethroat, garden warbler, tawny owl, dipper, a pair of grey wagtails, + usual woodland stu...

I spent an hour at Jay House Lane tonight, had a chat with the lady. I got definite confirmation that there are Tree Sparrows in one of the...

Luddenden Dean yesterday - at least two cuckoos up the dean from Jerusalem Farm, calling most of afternoon and visible. Also a lot of Willow...

No sign of Wood Warbler, or anything else for that matter, at North Dean this evening.

Raven circling high over Cornholme (Todmorden Moor) this lunchtime.

Wood Warbler still singing away in the crags car park area despite the downpours and hail storm. Also Pied Flycatcher - male singing in the ...

3 Tree Sparrows seen today on Jay house lane.At one point they were in the tree with the nest boxes ,but no evidence they are in use was see...

Reported as singing in North Dean Wood on Sunday evening (Steve Blacksmith)

Ringstone today 5 turnstone on the shore then flew off high west. 12 Ringed Plover on shore then flew off high west 2 Oyks 1 Common Sand 2 G...

Pied fly and wood warbler both giving it plenty non-stop throughout torrential downpours this morning at the Crags.

The first visit of this year's BTO Breeding Bird Survey to my square at the top of Withens Clough managed to tie up with the only dry pe...