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09/05/2012 05:43

Good numbers of Hirrundines attract a Hobby on to Dewsbury Sewage Works

With winds coming from the South west yesterday good numbers of hirrundines were passing up the valley over Kerries reserve and on to the compost heaps and the filter beds were good numbers of insects were visible.These numbered some 800 Swallows and around 4/500 House Martins with a much smaller...

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03/05/2012 19:45

Todays local birding news

Hirrundines ans Swifts are still feeding in good numbers on Dewsbury Sewage Works.Allthough slightly reduced there are still some 650/700 Swallows,around 600 Swifts and some 350 House martins.Elsewhere there are now 3 Whitethroats on Kerries Foods reserve at Ossett with 3 singing male...

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02/05/2012 11:24

Todays local birding news

With the wind coming from the North this morning Hirrundines and Swifts were still in good numbers.Swallows were slightly reduced from yesterday with some 750 birds on the sprinkler beds but Swifts had increases dramaticaly with at least 650/700 birds over the filters and also over the compost...

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02/05/2012 07:18

Nesting Boxes to go up n the Rectory Park in Thornhill

A variety of our nesting boxes are to be erected in Thornhill Rectory Park after a request from the local branch of the RSPB in conjnction with Kirklees council.These will include Owl boxes as well as the more populae Blue and Great Tit Boxes.It is hoped we can also encourage such specie as Tree...

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01/05/2012 14:25

Latest news from our patch

Over 1000 Swallows, 400 House Martins and around 150 Swifts with some 50 Sand martins were all feeding very low over the filter beds at Dewsbury Sewage Works at 10:15 this morning (see photogallery).Most of the House Martins were hawking over bushes on the river bank were there was huge columns...

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26/04/2012 18:31

Little Owl showing well on mill building on Duckford Lane

Despite continuous heavy rain a brief trip to Horbury Wyke yielded excellent views of a Little Owl on the old mill building on Duckford Lane. Also 3 Swifts over Horbury Sewage work  and 6 Goosanders on a well flooded Horbury Wyke Flash.It is hoped tommorrow will bring more suitable...

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25/04/2012 11:54

Whitethroats still slow to appear but Swifts make a welcome return

A very wet morning brought aroundc 240 Swallows on to the filter beds at Dewsbury Sewage works along with some 35 House Martins ,a single Swift and around 25 Sand Martins. Around 8 singing Willow warblers were on Kerries and Mill Bank with at least 6 singing Blackcaps.Otherwise migrants were...

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24/04/2012 18:49

Todays news at our local sites

A Sedge warbler was singing on Dewsbury Sewage works this morning along with 3 Willow Warblers.A single Goosander female was on the river near the Hotworks mill.stil nosign of common whitethroat in our area.Around 80 Hirrundines on the filter beds at Dewsbury Sewage Works comprising of 62 House...

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23/04/2012 17:10

Latest birding news from my patch

Horbury Wyke had a White Wagtail on the 21st of April and this was observed by members of Huddersfield Birdwatchers Club.A Grasshopper Warbler was reeling at Horbury Sewage Works on friday the 20th. On monday the 23rd another or the same White wagtail with male Wheatear and a Common tern flew...

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17/04/2012 17:02

A good passage of Hirrundines up the Calder Valley this morning

If the heaps of compost near to the Eastern border of Dewsbury Sewage Works have any purpose then at least they appear to attract loads of small small nsects and in doing so provide a feast for any passing insect eating birds. This morning there was a very noticeable passage of Hirrundines...

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