Category Archives: Bird Watch

Bird Watch – Sand Martins Move to Guiseley, by Darren Shepherd

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Well,  today I had a nice surprise.   I went to have a  quick look at the stone quarry at the top of Moor Lane in Guiseley,  only a stones throw from the park as the crow flies, and was amazed … Continue reading →

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Bird Watch – Wonderful Warbling by Darren Shepherd

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Well, I’m back from my foreign travels (well, Brighton actually) and it seems I’ve been followed !! With the window open this morning, I awoke to the wonderful sound of the “chiffchaff” (phylloscopus collybita),  a delightful little warbler that spends … Continue reading →

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The Birds, the Bees and Our Jubilee Trees – Darren Shepherd

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

A great day yesterday, planting out our new trees, to create a field edge scrubland habitat for the birds and wildlife of Parkinson’s Park.  All the trees we planted are native British trees which provide food and shelter for our … Continue reading →

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Bird Watch – Bird of Prey Seeks Mate by Darren Shepherd

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Well,  spring is just around the corner, and with that the birds are getting excited and singing their hearts out in order  to claim their territory and attract a mate; St Valentine’s day is not just for humans.  Folklaw in … Continue reading →

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Bird Watch – Winter Visitors by Darren Shepherd

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Bird life in the Park this January has been quiet, although there are still a few birds about, including some winter visitors from Scandinavia and Russia. The commonest of these visitors is the redwing (turdus iliacus),  which can be seen … Continue reading →

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Bird Watch – Pink Foot in the Park, by Darren Shepherd

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Darren reports that yesterday, Thursday 12th January,  around 3pm, a skein of about 80 Pinkfeet geese flew over the Park, heading  north northwest.    The same birds were then seen at Barden Scale, Bolton Abbey at about 3.30pm. The pink-footed goose … Continue reading →

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Bird Watch – Calling Curlews, by Darren Shepherd

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Night and day, the wildlife and birds of the Park live their lives and have their ‘adventures’, and it is worthwhile taking time to slowdown to their pace and just observe. Today, 9th January, a red kite, with no wing … Continue reading →

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Bird Watching in the Park

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Darren Shepherd of Nethercliffe Road, is a keen ornithologist, and has left this fascinating comment on the ecology page, which deserves greater prominence. “I would like to add a few more birds to the list of those seen in the … Continue reading →

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