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01/09/2015 20:16

2 More common Sandpipers pay a visit

There are 2 more Common Sandpipers on the river Calder around the Earlsheaton/Saville Town area of the River Calder.As the river is a little high at the moment the more suitable areas are around the Willow Plantation below Mill Bank Thornhill where there is at least some rocky borders to the...

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17/08/2015 17:49

Common Sandpiper at last makes an appearance

A Common Sandpiper is frequenting the River Calder around the Saville Town area.This is my first sighting of this species in my area this year and I hope it will be the first os one or two more. On the calder in the same area there are now some 42 Mallard and 10 Teal with just a single Tufted duck...

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13/08/2015 20:28

Lone Greenshank is nice to see but otherwise generally quiet.

With most of my local ponds running dry it was nice to find a lone Greenshank (see photo gallery) on the local sewage works this afternoon.The bird is spending all of its time on the sewage bed adjacent to Hotworks mill and is visible from the public footpath that runs from Pildacre Chickenley to...

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05/08/2015 17:10

Still pretty quiet though a Pintail Duck on the Calder is still worth seeing

A female Pintail is on the River calder at Saville Town this afternoon.It stands out from the mallard in being much slimmer with a much greyer body and a longish slim neck with a delicate bill.When it flies the rear traling edge to the wing panel is bright whitish with the front white panel being...

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04/08/2015 19:39

All quiet on the South Western front

Whenever the wind goes and stays in the South Westerly direction for a few days there never seems to be as many birds around. There are still 3 Green Sandpipers on the sewage works at Dewsbury today.Also there today an immature Shellduck on the only water lagoon on the works.This later flew off to...

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30/07/2015 06:53

Lapwings on the increase

There are now 168-170 Lapwings on Dewsbury Sewage Works.The birds are flighty and are constantly moving to the fields across river to the rooftops of buildings on the Industrial estate.Still on the same site 10 Green Sandpipers with the party of 6 birds appearing to favour the muddy borders of the...

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28/07/2015 19:39

Rainy conditions bring a bit more life to old Sewage Beds

What a difference a steady spell of rain brings to the countryside. There are still 10 Green Sandpipers on the lower beds of Dewsbury Sewage Works.These are still made upof 2 parties one of 6 and one of 4.Wether these are two succesfull breeding parties or not I dont know they are difficult to...

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25/07/2015 17:00

10 Green Sandpipers.Might be a record for this site

There are are now 10 Green Sandpipers on Dewsbury Sewage Works.These consist of 2 parties 1 of 6 and a seperate party of 4.The birds are very difficult to approach and take off immediately as one gets within 60 to 80 yards. Also there today 4 Oyster catchers and 88 Lapwing.The Lapwings are spending...

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24/07/2015 16:46

Waders start to increase on local Sewage works

A party of 6 Green Sandpipers are now present on Dewsbury Sewage Works.Allthough conditions for waders have been very limited recently due to he dry weather patterns there are at least two beds with a good area of mud and the site now looks promising for any passing waders that are able to drop...

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21/07/2015 18:47

South Westerly winds not good for migration but local spots still worth keeping an eye on.

There are 3 Green Sandpipers on Dewsbury Sewage Works this afternoon along with 64 Lapwings and 3 Oyster Catchers.Small birds are rather scarce possibly due cto the rather fresh winds but there was 2 young Water Rail chicks on the central beds calling repeatedly.All Reed Warblers on the site where...

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