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11/09/2012 19:47
A trip to Thornhill Rectory Park this morning at 09:00 was at first very disapointing.The fresh South Westerly winds made birding in the park difficult at first but once i got to the central copse at the Eastern end of the park birds started to appear.
There was at least 4 Chiff Chaff in the...
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07/09/2012 19:59
Bushtrackbirder will be visiting the Gambia agin in November and will be publishing sightings etc.Keep an eye on this sight.
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07/09/2012 19:47
Its amazing how 24 hours makes a difference at this time of the year.With a lot fewer Chiff Chaffs and other Warblers seen this Autumn in our valley it is good to hear of about 30 Chiiff Chaffs along with 2 immature Whitethroats on Kerries Reserve Ossett this afternoon.
Also in Rectory Park...
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06/09/2012 14:36
There was a surprising number of birds in the central area of Thornhill rectory Park this morning.
As well as the usual marrauding numbers of Titmice and Goldfinches I was surprised to find 2 Spotted Flycatchers in seperate locatons but eventualy coming together in the same large tree.Also...
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04/09/2012 19:26
Our nesting box intended for use by Peregrines on Emley moor TV mast is allready showing promise .An adult bird has been seen sat next to the box on several occassions recently and we have high hopes for the Spring
A metal cage has been placed to protect the box from bad weather and a...
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31/08/2012 16:28
A recent visit to Stanley Sewage works Wakefield seems to indicate that this site is still worthwhile keepng an eye on.
There are still at least four sewage beds containing some sort of muddy surface and there was 3 Green Sandpipers resting there yesterday lunchtime.
A;so on the site but on...
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22/08/2012 19:42
A Cream Crowned Marsh Harrier was seen by one observer flying over Grange Moor towards Huddersfield on Friday.
There are good numbers of hirrundines at Dewsbury sewage works for the last 2 days with some 300 Swallows,250 House Martins and around 140 Sand Martins and up to 8 Swifts.
A Hobby...
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16/08/2012 15:18
A new flash has appeared on Mill Bank Thornhill on theMarshalling yard side of the Canal presumably caused by the persistant heavy rain during previouse months.
Allthough not the easiest to get good views of certain parts of it can be viewed from the disused railway line over the midway bridge...
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16/08/2012 15:05
It would appear that the very wet Spring and Summer has had quite a dramatic effect on a lot of our ground nesting birds this year.
Numbers of Phylloscopus Warblers appear to be dramatically down on previouse years with much reduced numbers of immature birds observed in areas where they...
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08/08/2012 13:33
3 Green Sandpipers are on the Calder at Dewsbury Sewage Works this morning together with one Common Sandpiper.
Also on the Sewage Works 184 Lapwings at the bottom end of the central beds.
No sign of the House Martin movement after yesterday and no Swift sightings this morning.
There seems...
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