Calderdale Birds

        If you haven't seen the diver yet I suggest you do before it goes, its a real star, very tame even coming ashore for a time.Its ...

      The adult winter Red Throated Diver showed very well, even coming ashore right in front of us for several minutes. It never dived but ...

05/11/06 0730-1000hrs Cold W>5-6.Drizzle 3 Goldeneye in from SW, very flighty and unsettled,especially when a windsurfer turned up...

Red throated diver still showing extremely well. 4 red grouse, c.120 fieldfare, c.100 siskin in plantation

In last night's Courier there was notice of a Planning Application for Withens: "Conversion of former Water Treatment Works to dwe...

Fantastic days birding today starting off with Lesser Spotted Woodpecker along Widdop Road. It might be worth checking out the spot again if...

Walk today from Wainstalls to Fly Flats and round to High Brown Knoll and Luddenden Dean. The moor was dead, surprising on such a wonderful ...

A winter plumaged Red-throated Diver has been reported to me by a Rochdale birder at Middle Walshaw Reservoir. It was seen at around 1.20PM ...

1 kestrel as i walking to the hide, 2 golden eye 15 lapwings 100+ gulls 1 pied wagtail

  2 Stonechats had moved from Roils Head to Norton Tower (photo taken through binoculars). 42 Lapwings at Heath Hill Road, 50+ Fieldfare nor...

Visit yesterday in the afternoon but very windy and cold northerly and not many birds about! Just a Great Crested Grebe still at Ogden and 6...

Nuthatch calling there this morning. Despite this being seemingly ideal habitat, this is only my second record for this patch, the other one...

29/10/06 Cold NW > 4-5 dropping by mid a.m. Clear blue skies One of those dreaded moments with no birds for 1 hour then panic for 2 mins ...

Visit earlier today but very wet weather. Just a Great Crested Grebe on the res'r. Checked the 'Giants Tooth' area but no sign o...

2 groups of Fieldfares totalling about 140 birds going straight through west today over the Castle Carr area. There are many Redwings and se...

For the benefit of all, especially those who I missed from my email list. There will be a meeting of the conservation group at 8pm on Tuesda...

  Skys darken over Midgley Moor. A fair size flock of Black-headed and Common Gulls were present. Went through the lot of them ( why don...

        A message from Dave Suttcliffe saw me back at Fly Flats with Roy this PM. I had been here yesterday looking for whoopers but had no ...

Lee Mount/Wheatley Valley 4 large skeins over this morning just after 9.30 totalling around 600 birds heading south east looked spectacular....

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, everywhere Dogs. Went to Cold Edge first and was greeted by several dog walkers allowing thier animals in the water and ar...