Calderdale Birds

We had a look this afternoon and found a drake Mandarin Duck, looking very smart, near the duck feeding area hiding away near the willows. N...

Right in queue for the time of year and this cold spell turned up 2 female type Goldeneye. One arrived as I was there. 1 Lapwing in the re...

We went to see if we could re-find the recent Water Pipit but we drew a blank after quite an extended time looking for it. No matter, it was...

Water Pipit at Lower Gorple tonight.NCD,DF

First thing this morning - lots of Blackbirds about in the park and along St George's Road, maybe 25+ with a few Mistle Thrush's and...

An interesting morning once the mist cleared from the top with a good movement of some species including... Westerly movers 44 alba Wagtai...

Barn Owl

2 reports from yesterday - with one over Ovenden towards Shroggs Park at around 08:20 (SC) and another, or the same bird in Skircoat around ...

Checked early afternoon including a walk around the plantation (that's a wet, soggy job)! 2 Cormorant 1 Tufted Duck 1 Green Woodpecke...

This morning another good move of Pink- footed Geese First report from BS of a skein over Fly Flatts heading towards Halifax at around 08...

Cold Edge 1 Little Grebe 1 Grey Heron 2 Tufted Duck 2 Barnacle Geese c120 Canada Geese 2 Greylag Geese 1 Little Owl 5 Stonechat toge...

Plenty 'pinks' moving west and sw over Fly Flatts earlier on this morning (BS) Also around 30 Redwings >SE followed by 2 skeins...

Reports of Pink-footed Geese this morning, first from JJL of a flock heard over Bradshaw around 09:15 but unseen in the mist. Also from AvH...

Withens Head - looking immaculate, adult male Black Redstart still, showing well on walls around Farm with at least 4 Stonechats at around 1...

This afternoon I tried the east side of the hill overlooking Ogden golf course and Mixenden - mainly to get out of the blustery wind and to ...

Wigeon male moulting out of eclipse

1 of 4 Ring Ouzels found at Blake Dean today. Also in the same area ,70 + Mistle Thrush , (must be a calderdale record?) Fieldfare , Redw...

Tried Fly Flatts and Withens Head first - heavy drizzle and fogged off....go home !! No.... I'll call at Mixi.... 2 Swallows 1 Little ...

Had an hour at the lower end of the golf course mid afternoon but it rained heavy and I gave it up as a bad job after 2 Bullfinch, 2 Chaffin...

A few Redwings about today with c18 over Shroggs Park mid-morning and later on in the day we had 14 over Jerusalem Farm in Luddenden Dean. ...