Coots
Not the most striking of our water birds the coot is often overlooked. All black apart from the the white beak and head shield they are a...
More Drama than the BBC
An early morning start to hopefully watch the woodpeckers fledge ended up being an emotional roller coaster! As I arrived I noticed one...
Return of the Dippers
One casualty of the Boxing Day floods was the river itself and its Geography was changed in many ways by the sheer force of water which...
Meet The Neighbours
As you know I’ve been watching the local woodpeckers recently but within yards of their nest are three others species. All three have...
Welcome to Halifax
The swan has been sat on her nest for some time now and the regulars to the park have been constantly asking for updates. Yesterday I was...
On The Moors
There are a lot of different habitats close to where I live but one I don't visit as often as I should are the moorlands. Whenever I...
Duckling Overload
The mallard ducklings have started to appear on the canal with one female with 10 and another with 14 bundles of fluff. Unfortunately...
Back in Black (and red)
Last year I watched a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers raising their chicks in my local wood. I've been going back over the last couple...
