The recorder picked up an excellent movement of Pink-Footed Geese overnight which began around 23:20 with further skeins detected a to, 23:33, 00:39, 00:47, 01:11, 02:19, 02:43, 03:00 and 05:13. Fifty seven call were registered in total and the best … Continued
The recorder was out last night despite the rain and captured a bird at 23:39 that proved to be quite interesting. It was flagged by the BTO Acoustic Pipeline as a Dunlin with 0.92 probability, so fairly high. I had … Continued
A Migrant Hawker at Dean Clough on 7 September 2023 was my first and only the second recorded at the site, following one in August 2019. Brown and Common Darters and Blue Damselflies were also seen.
First Willow Warbler of the year on April 1st and a drake Common Scoter on Parsonage Reservoir on the 7th and 8th
Rookery update Rookery update There are now seven nests in the new Whinney Lane Rookery, up from six at the last count. The original rookery is now very active and I’ve found a further rookery-annexe adjacent to Yew Tree Drive, … Continued
23 February 2023 The Rooks on the lane had been frequenting different trees to the those containing the seven nests of the existing rookery for a number of weeks. Then, yesterday – 22 February – I saw the rooks nest … Continued
Cloudy with clear spells 6/8, F3 Vismig between 07:30 and 09:30. No nocmig due to a failed recording Redwing 31 (15s,6s,1s,5s,1s,3s) Woodpigeon 100 (70s,3w,5s,1s,1s,2s,5s,1s,1s,2s) Jay 1 Swallow 5s Skylark 8s Meadow Pipit 62 Lapwing 45 (local flock)
08 Sept 2022 07:30 – 08:00, Weather Wind east F2, 4/8 cloud, 14° Brief visit to the viewpoint: Golden Plover 1 – associating with the Lapwing flock Lapwing c70 Snipe 7 Linnet c20 Meadow Pipit c10 Goldfinch c40 Swallow c10 … Continued
6 September 2022, Vizmig session 06:30 08:00 Map 8/8 cloud, light SE wind Meadow Pipit 10 Lapwing 50 Wheatear 2 juv Linnet c40 Chaffinch 1S Goldfinch c10 Swallow 17 Starling 2W Jackdaw Skylark 1 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Black-headed gull … Continued
