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10/08/2011 12:06

Things rather quiet on the birding front at the moment

There seems little birding activity in our area at the moment but there are some signs of post breeding activities. The stream that runs parrallel to Healy Road Ossett has been recently cleaned out of much vegetation (a good patch of Touch Me Not Balsam was an unfortunate casualty)and as a result...

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30/07/2011 19:49

Warbler numbers much diminished in our local patch( possible early dispersal) ?.

It is suddenly very noticeable in our part of the Calder valley how the good numbers of certain species such as Whitethroats and Phylloscopus Warblers have declined over the past few days.If this is due to end of season dispersal then it would appear that the dispersal is happening much earlier...

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27/07/2011 13:19

Thornhill Wetlands still holding good numbers of small birds

With allmost windless conditions in the valley this morning there was markedly less activity in the valley.There are still good numbers of Phylloscopus Warblers around Dewsbury Sewage Works particulary at the centre area of the old works which had around 25 Phylloscs and around 30 Common...

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25/07/2011 13:00

Birds Galore on the Kerries Nature Reserve.

A trip down to the Kerries Nature reserve at Ossett produced good numbers of a lot of species this morning.Most surprising was the arrival of 3 Willow Tits (2 adults and a very young juvenile) which spent most of their time on the reserve wooden fence at the centre of the reserve.(see...

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14/07/2011 18:29

Green Sandpipers return to our stretch of the Calder

A Green Sandpiper was present on the River Calder this morning and was spending its time on the mud fringes of the river between the Hotworks stretch and the Dewsbury Sewage Works border fence This is rather a late arrival this tear as the birds are usualy present at the end of June and usualy...

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06/07/2011 19:06

Good numbers of both Sylvia and Acrocephalus Warblers up the Calder valley around Dewsbury

It appears that the annual build up of Warblers in the area between Dewsbury and Horbury bridge is commencing earlier than usual this year. A walk up river from Horbury towards Dewsbury yesterday provided records of singing Sedge and Reed Warblers right up near the Sands Lane area.There was at...

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14/06/2011 14:31

Little Ringed Plover found Breeding on a local sight

A pair of Little Ringed Plovers were found on a suitable habitat this morning,The pair showed all the characteristic behaviour of a breeding pair in territory with the broken wing display etc(see photogallery). Also 3 young Tawny Owls on the Thornhill Wetlands Reserve  and a new Grasshopper...

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12/06/2011 18:57

Hobby,Peregrine and Little Owl all in space of around twenty minutes

The arrival of Southerly winds yesterday was a welcome release from the persistant South Westerly and Westerly trend we have had over the last few weeks. A walk around the Thornhill Wetlands area of Dewsbury proved what we had suspected.The recent run of dry weather has proved very beneficial...

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10/06/2011 19:13

My local Sand Martin Colony attacked by Mink

I recieved a phone call from a colleague of mine this afternoon describing an attack on my local Sand Martin colony at Ossett(which held around 32 pairs of birds mostly with well developed youngsters).Whilst routinely observing the colony from the oppositte river bank a great panic suudenly...

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02/06/2011 11:31

Local Bird news

All morning spent on Thornhill Wetlands Reserve at Kerries in Ossett . There is much improved bird passage along this part of the Calder Valley. There are at least 4 new Reed Warblers on the Reserve at Kerries Foods with a new Grasshopper Warbler reeling at the 2nd top half of the...

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