Monthly Archives: June 2016

An Unusual Sequence of Events

I was watching peregrines in Wakefield city centre this afternoon when I saw a bird flying over the lower end of the precinct. I saw it only briefly but I said to those around me, “I think I’ve just seen … Continue reading

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Common Fiddleneck

During a walk at Ackworth School a couple of years ago, members of Wakefield Naturalists spotted an unfamiliar plant which turned out to be common fiddleneck. This plant is an annual that was introduced to the UK from North America. … Continue reading

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A Few More Brockadale Sightings

The recent weather hasn’t encouraged flowers to open but the common spotted orchids looked about to put on a show and we found one or two in flower. There was also a flower remaining on an early purple orchid. A … Continue reading

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One or Two Sightings from Brockadale

Conditions at Brockadale weren’t suitable for butterflies today but we saw a few things of interest. Common gromwell was in flower in the woods and we saw flowers on bugle and wood avens. One or two hoary plantain were flowering … Continue reading

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Bat is a New Addition to the Peregrines’ Prey List

I have heard that peregrines can prey on bats, so I was interested to hear from two Wakefield peregrine followers on Thursday when they spotted what appeared to be a bat being brought to the nestbox by the male. A … Continue reading

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