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01/06/2011 10:03

Yesterdays local bird news.

What a surprise this morning.As I approached Thornhill Wetlands Reserve at Ossett the first sound I heard was that of a Cuckoo calling from within the reserve. I had all but given up hope of seeing this species this Spring and how gratifying to see the bird in flight as I put on my i Pod with the...

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25/05/2011 19:32

3 pairs of Reed Warblers now breeding on Dewsbury Sewage Works

A walk around the  Earlsheaton end of Dewsbury Sewage works this morning produced 3 individual alarming reed warblers.2 birds were in phragmitese beds and another bird is breeding in a mixed  reed maice and phragmitese. All of these reacted furiously to a pre recorded tape and a...

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24/05/2011 20:19

Swifts in very good numbers on our local patch today.

With very strong WSW  winds today I did not expect to see much activity on our patch today. However a quick stroll through the Thornhill Wetlands Reserve towards the boundary fence at Dewsbury Sewage Works produced good numbers of both Common Swifts and a healthy selection of Hirrundines...

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20/05/2011 07:59

Whitethroats and Blackcaps allready feeding chicks on my local reserve at Ossett

Yesterday 2 pairs of Whitethroats and a single Blackcap were regulary delivering food into known nesting sites indicating that both species had allready small chicks in the nest (see photogallery)..Also on the reserve 2 Blue Tits at different locations were retrieving white faceal sacks and were...

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16/05/2011 20:41

A good Westerly passage of Swifts today

For Fresh Westerly winds with heavy low grey clouds made conditions ideal for a very noteable Westerly passage of Swifts today.From around 14:00 hours up to 19:00 hours around 100 to 120 birds per hour were pasiing low over the Calder around the Thornhill Mill bank area of Dewsbury with around 60...

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05/05/2011 19:02

Some recent local Bird News

Here we are in the first week of May and it is a good time to assess the status of most of our Summer Visitors which are now back at their breeding sites and in full song. Certainly some species appear to be holding up well in the Calder Valley and in particular around the Dewsbury/Thornhill...

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27/04/2011 12:23

Reed Warblers back on Dewsbury Sewage Works

Although there is onl;y a small amount of Phragmitese on the far end of the works it is enough to attract 2 singing male Reed Warblers this morning. Also on the River calder 2 Mandarin Ducks ,single male Goosander,single female Shoveller,4 Grey Lag geese and 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2...

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26/04/2011 12:49

Today on my Local Patch

It was much cooler this morning with mainly dense heavy grey cloud at least till 11:00 hours when small blue patches of sy began to appear.Wind was light to moderate and was blowing from the North East. 2 Mandarin Ducks were hanging around suspiciously on the river just off the Thornhill Wetlands...

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15/04/2011 19:01

A review of the Lodge named Hotel Limbus

 Allthough my first impression of this hostellry was of a run  down under booked establishment,the arrival of the owner(a Gambian Chritian man)soon brought about an improvement in matters.The Swimming pool was full of leaves on my arrival and thec water was not very invitin.But I soon...

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15/04/2011 18:24

A trip to Farra Banta Village and the adjoining Bushtrack 27th of March.

 A quick call in to the compound of our guide was as usual interesting with our first sighting in the compound being a Dark Phase Booted Eagle which was circling with 4 Hooded Vultures over the compound.As with last time severall Bronze Tailed Glossy Starlings were feeding inside the compound...

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