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26/06/2012 13:29

Cuckoo spends all morning lurking amongst residents of Reed Warbler colony on Dewsbury Sewage Works

A Cuckoo has spent a full morning lurking amongst the small colony of Reed Warblers on Dewsbury Sewage works today.First flushed at around 09:15 hours the bird immediately returned to the bed of mixed Phragmitese/Willow and as observed to be making its way through the bed finally emerging at...

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13/06/2012 11:20

Touch me Not Balsam again growing in a ditch near to our reserve at Ossett

t was a surprise this morning to find Touch Me not balsam growing in the ditch at the bottom of Healy Road Ossett.Last Autumn the ditch was completely cleaned out by the local farmer in an attempt to stp the stream from blocking and it was not expected that these plants would return,(See...

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13/06/2012 11:13

Our Peregrine Falcon nesting box has finally been erected on to the mast at Emley Moor

The nesting box we assembled for use by Peregrine Falcons has finally been placed on the TV mast at Emley Moor.This achievment has been ongoing for several months but due to maintenece work and health and safety concerns the project was delayed.Now happily the box is in place .It has been placed...

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05/06/2012 10:38

At last a cuckoo turns up to sing on my local patch

A Cuckoo is calling on Millbank Thornhill this morning.It started calling at 08:20 and was still calling at 09:55 hours.Otherwise there is a small passage of Swifts going North Westerly over the Hostingley lane /Thornhill Edge valley with only a few birds passing down the Dewsbury Sewage works...

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30/05/2012 19:23

Better news on local breeding birds

It was good to find Oyster Catcher sat on eggs this morning at a local spot in the valley.The last time it attempted to breed 3 years ago it manged to rear 1 chick but over the last 2 years has fallen victim to foxes at the egg stage. Also  there are now 3 singing Reed Warblers on Dewsbury...

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29/05/2012 17:59

Banded Demoiselle making an appearence on the Kerries Reserve this morning.

With another fine and warm sunny day in prospect it was an ideal day for some close camera work on our local patch today. With m,ost of our local birds now buisy with their nest building and egg laying etc it proved a good day for flying insects in the valley. Kerries Reserve with its well...

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24/05/2012 20:28

Some Local News

The first Brimstone and Orange Tip Butterflies appeared on Thornhill Wetlands today.Birdwise rather quiet with Summer visitord still somewhat down on last year.No grasshopper Warblers on the wetlands so far and only about half the Reed and Sedge warblers have returned to last years sites. The...

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17/05/2012 16:15

Some local news

A pair of Reed Warblers are allready building a nest on Kerries reserve Ossett.Compared to this time last year numbers of Summer visitors appear to be somewhat down particulary on the Warblers.There is only 1 pair of Reed warblers returned to Dewsbury Sewage Works and only 5 singing male...

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14/05/2012 19:12

Todays news from our local patch

There was a significant passage of Common swifts up the Calderc Valley today with birds stopping to feed on the compost heaps at the eastern end of Dewsbury sewage works.Some 800 Swifts with some 350 House martins and some 200 swallows were feeding early evening on the eastern end of the sewage...

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09/05/2012 11:00

Goosanders breed at Ossett for the first time

A pair of Goosanders have produced 3 youngsters at the bottom of Healy Road Ossett.Te female adult was observed for about a half hour with her new born chicks on the calder just around the Sand Martin colony area.(see picture gallery).Elsewhere there are now 5 singing male Sedge warblers on...

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