Calderdale Birds

this was sat on the wall this morning when I looked out................

27 Waxwings in tree in my neighbours garden this morning at 10.15

A huge female peregrine was soaring low over the house today. At Eastwood sewage works, there was 36 pied wagtails, 3 grey wagtails and 11 m...

I made a brief visit to Cromwell Bottom looking for spawning frogs this morning - no frogs, but odd patches of spawn, some fairly fresh a...

I’ve just seen my first Osprey outside of Scotland drift past from my bedroom room window. It was roughly over the Salterhebble area headi...

At least twenty Waxwings on Highroad Well Lane at 10.45am

Not much to report other than Martyn drew a blank looking for the Water Pipit at lower Gorple today. I guess the weather will have something...

Went looking for Wheatears down by the cati' where the big rocks are but nothing doing. 1 Green Woodpecker 2 Sparrowhawks and display ...

By the bridge over the calder this afternoon 1 Dipper 2 Grey Wagtails Adult Peregrine nearby 3 Grey Herons 2 Rookeries counted (10 and ...

A good mix of birds up there today , The  rookery on the hill is a bit obscured but managed at least 17 nests,??is there access into the woo...

An unprecedented morning with awful conditions E F5 to F6 gusting, with snow showers mixed with some sunshine! 1 Common Buzzard >NE over...

If anyone can do a count of their local colonies of Rooks and Herons that would be appreciated. Depite the weather the Rooks certainly do ...

Terrible conditions this afternoon 0 degrees c with wind E F4 to F6 windchill and gusting and blowing snow all over the place! The Goldeney...

Had a look on Coach Road this morning but failed to see any Lesser Pecker.  A Redwing and Song Thrush foraging in the Ivy were the best bird...

Female sparrowhawk  in Mytholmroyd garden this am, plus 3 bullfinches, (1 m, 2f ),  8 goldfinches and 12 long tailed tits. Raven over also...

There has been a shortie kicking around Norland Moor for the last 10 days,seen from the road and play ground area.....

Garden birdwatching this afternoon was about the best I could do in the conditions - still covered in deep snow E F5 gusting and overcast. ...

Two flocks of curlews have flown over this morning both flocks going NE and calling. Each flock was at least 20 strong.It was good to hear t...

15 Whooper Swan early this afternoon on the choppy water. We seem to have had fairly impressive numbers of them not only flying over but ac...

46 meadow pipits yesterday lunchtime in a freshly manured field on Cross Stone Road, Todmorden. 30+ pied wagtails, and 3 grey on the filter...