Barn Owl, Dean Clough
This morning’s walk round Dean Clough was intended to look for the first Wheatears of the year. I didn’t find any, but we flushed the local Barn Owl from the path down to the upper reservoir where it had just … Continued
Hardy Stonechat, Jan 7 2025
A first walk of the new year around Dean Clough in icy conditions was enjoyable in the cold sunny afternoon but produced few species. An overwintering female Stonechat was nice to see and a first-winter Mute Swan was unexpected as … Continued
First Migrant Hawker at Dean Clough
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.