Calderdale Birds

Nick D's photos from last night.

well my last visit for the next week and half,very little in the constant rain,though a group of 5 twite on the eastern dam wall for a few ...

Another site for Long-eared Owls located last night with Nick D and Bruce. One adult hunting from 20.45 and seen on and off until 22.45. No ...

Very quick post, found a vapourer moth caterpillar in our kitchen last night, dont know if it has any significance but I thought I would pos...

We have an educational event about owls in October. Any number of pellets from all species (including eagle!) would be much appreciated. K...

Most of you will know that volunteers are monitoring Calderdale's known twite colonies. As some have posted, results are extremely disap...

Andy Cockroft has asked me to post this..... After a very busy few month it was good to out in Calderdale.As we all know Twites require acce...

Nick D and myself checked another site for Long eared Owls tonight and again had success with 3 (possibly 4) calling young. With other site...

I am off to North Wales (Llyen peninsular) at the weekend on my hols. Whilst I am familiar with the specialist entomology and botany I will ...

my first visit since last monday, very windy and birdless.the 1 mile walk to res produced just meadow pipit and skylark.the res held 9 canad...

Hugh Firman, Andy Cockroft and myself did a very quick survey yesterday of some of the upland verges I mentioned in a previous posting to th...

Tonight Nick D, Nick C and myself checked 2 LEO sites with success at 1 meaning that we now have confirmed breeding at 3 sites in Calderdale...

Former landfill site, down Brackenbed Lane on the right. The area is full of young trees with lots of thorn and Rowan etc. 2 Whitethroats ar...

Party of 22 lesser black-backed gulls moving slowly east along the valley during torrential rain this afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon a walk along Castle Carr Road produced Little Owl, Brown Hare and a pair of Stonechats with at least one fledged young. ...

I having been having discussions with various depts at Calderdale Council after finding some very good upland road verges supporting large p...

24/06/2007 1500-1600hrs Ponds and scrapes looking good for wader passage. 8 Skylark Sev Linnet 2 ...

Nick D and Steve C located a second site (undisclosed) for probable breeding Long-eared Owls last night. Adult seen hunting over moorland 9...

Nowhere to paddle for this Common S...