25th September 2006

Today there was a second large movement of Meadow Pipits through our recording area. For details of this and other species seen during visible migration counts please follow the link below to the vis-mig blog. Sites watched include Denholme Clough, Paul Clough, Caldene Fields and the Member's Only Reservoir:

http://vismig.blogspot.com/


other news:

Paul Clough
2 Ring Ouzel, and a very late Spotted Flycatcher,
also lots of Greenfinch, Mpipits ,
Chaffinch, Siskin, Long Tailed Tits.

Trough lane - 1 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 4 Stonechat, Short Eared Owl

Leeshaw Res - 43 Greylag Geese

Fly Flatts Res - 1 Wigeon

Stockbridge -
2 Water rail, 3 Kingfishers, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel

Cottingley Garden: Broad Bordered Hawkmoth sp.

Cullingworth Garden:
Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 2 Whitethroat



image (C) D Ogden


DCBarker, S Johnson, B Vickers, S Radcliffe
M Taunton, D Ogden