Calderdale Birds

Just reported a fly tipping incident on the Moorwatch website, very easy to do and hopefully will result in some action. I would recommend ...

A nice finish to March with 16 Sand Martins and 4 Swallows over the Ski Lake and not much else around except 4 Redpoll

Found 30 Waxwings at Broadley Close Pellon this PM.

1 Sand Martin over the canal at Copley this afternoon around 14.30 from GD

Late post. 29/03/2011.EGP.Willow Warbler singing on the old landfill site and a flock of 40+Siskins and Redpolls. 30/03/2011. 10 Chiffcha...

This afternoon in the drizzle! 1 Wheatear and 2 Pied Wagtails in the horse fields. 2 Snipe and 1 Redshank along with a few Lapwings and 4 Cu...

This mornings surprise was a Woodcock flushed on the top late morning on the landfill, it flew around twice before going down again further ...

Could I ask local birders to let me know if they plan to attend the next meeting on 5th April as those organisations that are sending repres...

Late posting from Monday afternoon: 4 Meadow Pipit at Walshaw and 4 at Gorple 1 Skylark at Gorple 2 Oycs at Walshaw and 3 at Gorple 3 Re...

At least 3 Little Owls in the area. 1 L R Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Redshank, with Lapwing, Snipe, Curlew also present. 1 Kestrel ,2 Goosa...

About 40 waxwings this afternoon catching flies over Rastrick High School. Difficult to assess numbers as they were constantly flitting abou...

Im writing the 2010 bird report and ive come across a record of Gadwall at Ringstone on 14th December. Its down twice, once as 1 flying sout...

Above - 1 of 5 Twite this afternoon (the same bird as the recent posting) today showing the pink rump of a male bird. Above - the highlig...

The woodcock have started roding already at Jumble Hole. 1st appeared on 12 April last year, so much earlier than in 2010

The next meeting of the CBCG will be of a slightly different format to previous meetings in that it will include two short presentations tha...

4 GSW's at Coach Road early a.m. And a pair of LSW's as well. Another GS near Bradley Hall Farm Also a pair of Nuthatches at Coach R...

Out for a drive with the family yesterday but still managed to watch a pair of Peregrines yesterday for 1/2 an hour calling constantly and s...

2 Wheatear together on the rubble pile this afternoon. 1 Little Grebe and 2 Moorhen on the top small pond . 1 Goosander female on the top da...

A pair of Shoveler flew out of the mist this a.m. at Fly Flatts and headed off >SE. Due to the height of the birds its unlikely that they...

Several waders present this afternoon including 1 LRP, 2 Redshank, 15 Lapwing, 4 Curlew, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Golden Plover 1 Little Gre...