Unsure if it was just nerves but definitely not going quietly …. a bit of reassurance and they were off. Read More …
Category: Birds
A Great Spot
Over the past few weeks the distinctive call of the male Great Spotted Woodpecker has been an addition to our back garden dawn chorus. With the sunflower seeds rapidly disappearing a bit of detective work was called for …………… Read More …
The Weekly Wander
A few highlights from the weekly wander around Barlow Tip and Kenworthy Wood………. in a few weeks time the small trees will literally disappear like something out of Shelob’s lair Read More …
A Stroll through the Woods
Bullfinch (male) at Kenworthy Orchard, Northern Moor. With plenty of fruit trees and dense thickets of Blackthorn scrub Kenworthy Wood is ideal for the local Bullfinches. Great to see that they appear to be bucking the national trend for a long term decline Read More …
Back to Barlow Tip
A quick wander onto Barlow Tip to see if any more warblers have returned. Plenty of Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaffs, Blackcaps and Common Whitethroats. Still no sign of the Grasshopper Warblers, Lesser Whitethroats, Sedge Warblers or a returning Spotted Flycatcher last seen a couple of years ago. Read More …
Spirit of the Wood
Great to see the Whitethroats beginning to return from Africa. With the recent warm weather leading to a plentiful supply of insects it looks like this year they’ve timed it to perfection…….. Read More …
Misty, Morning Hop
A beautiful, peaceful morning in mid April. Cold, misty and with the sun just about breaking above the horizon the promise of another glorious day. The contrast with the horror of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic could hardly be stronger. Read More …
Comin’ in on a wing and a prayer
Following a change in wind direction our local population of Blackcaps have arrived en masse. This one appeared in our back garden clearly exhausted and unable to fly. Read More …
Kenworthy Woods
Highlights from a stroll around a local woodland in Northern Moor and a welcome break from the increasingly crazy world of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read More …