Calderdale Birds

Mid afternoon at least one Northern Long-tailed Tit present with other LT Tits but only managed brief sightings. Just up the hill from Lowe ...

At last, a Brambling - on the nyjer seeds this afternoon. There's only been the one up to now though.  

Jeff sent me this having spotted it in a photo he took recently on the east coast. I've cropped it and played with the exposure a loittl...

Two more Barn Owl boxes put up today, thanks to the usual stalwarts JU, SLC, HO, JC & AH plus of course the very supportive landowners.

Soil Hill - 4 Snow Bunings still present (NK) Northowram - Nordic/eastern Jackdaw still present Luddenden Dean - At least one Northern LTT p...

This morning... Along the Black Brook Treecreeper 3 Grey Heron Dipper Kingfisher Bullfinch By Bower's Mill Pond Teal Water Rail Grey Wag...

The new feeding station by the bridge at Cromwell Bottom really is producing the goods. Also attending several Robins, 2 Siskin, numerous G...

Does this help or confuse the i.d. of Andy's Jackdaw, I've just read this excellent article and it dissagrees with many of the comme...

Received via the blog e mail At Luddenden Dean yesterday, February 1: I managed to get sight (plus a couple of hurried photos) of one of the...

Tall Andy's Jackdaw at Northowram today, looks good to me for eastern race soemmerringii or perhaps a cross with northern scandinavian...

Images of this very distinct nordic/eatern type Jackdaw this afternoon at Northowram with Nick D. Also present 3 Gt B B Gulls over >E 1 P...

Had a little drive over to Ripponden and Ringstone Edge Res' this morning and saw the following: dipper by the old bridge in Ripponden, ...

3 of the 4 Snow Buntings this morning on Soil Hill This morning 10 Goosander (8 males) and 3 Goldeneye (1 male) at Mixenden. Soil Hill produ...

here's a few photo's of Andy eastern Jackdaw, I for one am happy that this is the eastern sub-species C m soemmerringii . A distinct...

Had an hour down at Cromwell Bottom today and had great views of the Kingfisher. It was totally oblivious to us and apparantly covers the sa...

Went to see if I could find some winter thrushes this morning and found 4 Redwing in Longfield Wood. Other locations: Lee Dam Teal - 2 p...

Report of a Slav Grebe at Hollingworth Lake today by the Naval Cadets Centre in the Southwest bay.

What's wrong with 'Andrew' for a name?

See Andy's Northowram Wildlife link for some shots of this excellent find!

Met Dan from the Yorkshire Swan Rescue centre just after 14:00 this afternoon who with the help of a grappling hook and a loaf of Warburtons...