Calderdale Birds

A report of around 12 Waxwings this morning in the St Anne's area of Skircoat Green (from CS via SB)

                    Mandarins at Ogden today was a nice surprise after a tip off             from DS and NK who I bumped into near the la...

From Martyn H - 2 female Crossbill's showing this morning at the plantation - with still one bird showing very prominent wing-bar. !

I went looking again for BS's 'northern' Treecreeper after we had a possible sighting late yesterday afternoon - though the ligh...

c300 Golden Plover at Ringstone this morning (PG and AT) Common Scoter female type at Ringstone last Sunday 30th Oct (DF) 7 Wigeon on Wit...

               Skein of Pink Footed Geese flew over Claremount today at about                9.20.              

94 Pink-footed Geese >E over Mixenden Reservoir this morning at 08:45 - estimated at c130 (must try harder)!! but thanks to the photo I g...

Not a lot doing up there this afternoon though the day was very nice with the sunshine and cooling temperature. We met a friend on the way ...

Some massive flocks of Woodpigeons heading >W and >SW this morning between 09:00 and 10:15 with a total in excess of 7,000 birds. All ...

Flock of 17+ Common Crossbills at Walshaw Dean Plantation today. Record shots digi scoped in poor conditions, note one of the males is spo...

Male Mandarin with a pair of Mallards on the river by the Corn Mill pub. Male Goosander downstream at Colnebridge. Redwings 'all over...

Cold Edge Dams, 2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Buzzards and a Raven. Not much doing at Ogden just a Cormorant, Herr...

Please see the link below to read the excellent submission to the parliamentary debate on banning driven grouse shooting submitted by CRSG c...

This Sparrowhawk was photographed through the window watching one of our bird feeders.We do not think it caught anything.

Managed to get a record shot of the Long-tailed Duck this pm. Very difficult to digiscope because the bird was playing at submarines all d...

Long-tailed Duck still there at 07:35 as reported on BirdGuides - no updates from then until confirmed still there at 14:10 and showing well...

A few birds noted on the move in the Pellon area today. A Buzzard circled over Rye Lane then moved off east, 2 Goosanders flew north and a...

Long-tailed Duck fem/imma there still at 13:40 from Pete G - a great find ! Near Cragg Road end of reservoir. Still there, out in the midd...

80 Pink-footed Geese yesterday over Manor Heath at around 09:30 >E (WG) Today c225 'pinks' over Withens Clough, Cragg Vale ...

We were informed at a meeting today that the swift boxes we were promised to accommodate them in Halifax's New Central Library have been...