Calderdale Birds

The finch flock at the back of 'The Delvers' was showing well this morning (TM and SL) and we also caught up with them mid afternoon...

The 2009 Halifax bird report is now at the printers and will hopefully be out in the next few weeks. Can I please have any remaining records...

28 Tree sparrow 14 Fieldfare 2 Redwing 1 Mistle thrush 8 Goldfinch 4 House sparrow 9 Lapwing 23 Common Gull 4 Chaffinc 1 robin All...

 In a field between Mankinholes Bank and Lumbutts yesterday afternoon: 46 Redwing 3 Fieldfare c. 80 Starling No Wrens about, nothing on ...

Wainstalls Nothing at the Delvers field this afternoon. The finch flock seems to favour mornings! Cold Edge 7 Greylag Geese in the heather 6...

Mallard over a frozen Cold Edge Dam. 30/01/2011 Early a.m. Calm,cold and frosty,light snow first light. Cold Edge Dams. Top dam froze, ...

Shibden Park - lake mostly frozen Robin 1 Blackbird 1 Jackdaw 30 Blue Tit 6 Coal Tit 1 Kestrel 1 Blackheaded Gull 80 Common Gull 1 Moorhen 5...

This is the unfortunate Stock Dove caught up in string this afternoon.

Swales Moor (am) 4 Skylark 30 Linnet 1 Kestrel Mixendedn Res'r 1 drake Goldeneye Crimsworth Dean 1 Raven over high >SE 2 Great Black-...

A very muddy walk down from Hartshead produced a striking male Yellowhammer calling loudly from the top of a hedgerow. A Kestrel was prey-wa...

7 Blackbirds and a Dunnock on the lawn the other day. There has been up to 12 Blackbirds together but can't get them all in the frame a...

There were 80 plus Waxwing  at the top of garden road Brighouse this morning at 10 30 but were not there at 2 30pm       

OK, taking all availability into consideration, the night out will be Friday 25th February at the New Moonlight in Luddendenfoot. Let's ...

A single Peregrine over near the bridge at approx 10:25 this morning, mobbed by black headed gulls.

2 or more Brambling with a large finch flock (c80 - mainly Chaff's and Goldfinch and a few Greenfinch) by the shrubbery at the far end o...

This morning; 32 Linnet 1 colour ringed Twite 1 Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark Pair of Kestrels at Ploughcroft but no Little Owls

Ok , it has been suggested we should offer three dates up and take a poll as to the most popular, so here goes. I putting down Fridays, as t...

Mixenden Res'r 4 Goosander Ogden plantation 3 Treecreepers together, all feeding at the base of trees mainly with moss growing around th...

c100 Pink-footed Geese flew north west over Pellon at 1.35PM.

A large selection of Birdwatching and BBC Wildlife magazines, can deliver this week or preferably for collection. No room in new flat - grea...