Calderdale Birds

A cuckoo was calling at Jumble Hole this morning.

A whitethroat arrived back today, and was singing lots (including from my garden!). Green woodpeckers also being very vocal. A treecreepe...

Went on my annual failed search for Redstarts. Did get at least one cuckoo, sparrowhawk, several chiffchaffs and willows,  kestrel and pair ...

Two Common Terns found by somebody on the ski lake this morning

We had a walk along the Calder this afternoon. The wind was still >NE and cool. Very few summer migrants other than one each Blackcap...

Tried again in the woodland areas this morning. Dry weather this time but still a pretty cool >NE wind. I was trying for Tree Pipit, a ...

Is not like me to put breeding raptors on the blogg and please do not put on any others but these two are all over social media so I have ...

Had a walk around the reservoir and some of the woodland in the rain with Alan T late morning. Conditions were far from ideal in the wet tho...

Some very nice pictures from JM late afternoon with 2 female Pied Flycatchers found feeding in the trees and bushes alongside the road. Mig...

Thanks to Steve B for showing me around a part of the dean I'd not explored before. A local heronry checked with just a single bird pr...

Six Wheatear and a Whinchat on the  manure pile today.                                                        Whinchat            ...

Dropped the wife of at work at silly o,clock this morning so took the opportunity to visit my local reservoir( 7-9am). not been out in a whi...

A short walk today produced: - male redstart - 2 blackcap - 4 goldcrest - 11 swallows by the mill - green woodpecker - great spotted ...

I went to check the filter bed location adjacent to the canal about a mile west of Sowerby Bridge this afternoon in the search of hirundines...

Out in the garden this morning - a Common Swift went over >W at 08:35. A very nice early surprise.

Good to see a few observers out and about covering some of the local sites. At least one Cuckoo showing well at times in Luddenden Dean thi...

A Cuckoo at Ogden up by the 'Giant's Tooth' this morning (CS). I was at Cold Edge - an interesting morning as the mist lifted ...

Just a reminder to let me have the results of any Rookery counts in the next week or so before the leaves hide the nests. Many thanks to all...

A House Martin over the canal there this morning  (M Br)

Some recent news from around and about. Some nice pictures from an undisclosed Calderdale site below (JM) yesterday. Also other Yellowhamme...