Saturday, January 24, 2009

RE ..ROOKS

VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE HALIFAX PARISH
Rook Census 1964 (H.S.S.)
Taken during March, April and May 1964.
Nests, Location.
49 Sowerby Bridge to Triangle
7 Millbank
357 Denton Bridge area
128 Ripponden area
88 Rishworth
5 Warley (Stack Lane)
21 Warley Town
4 Burnley Road (Whitty Lane)
54 Burnley Road (The Sycamores)
18 Luddendenfoot Congregational Chapel
88 Luddenden Church area
7 Brearley
109 Calder High School
16 Hawksclough
10 Hebden Bridge (Albert Street)
27 Mytholm Church Nr. Hebden Bridge
49 Luddendenfoot to Boulderclough
10 Northowram (Langfield Drive)
269 Northowram Hall
23 Skircoat Green (Dudwell)
21 Skircoat Road (Heath Road)
38 Huddersfield Road (Stafford Arms)
17 Exlev Bank
4 Exley (Chevinedge)
2 Elland (Elsinore Ave.)
31 Greedand
44 Hollywell Green
45 Oven den Road area
7 Hoimfield Station
14 Heathy Lane
45 Holdsworth Road
2 Bradshaw Church
3 Whitehill Road
134 Beachwood Road
12 BaiIiffe Bridge (Rook View)
25 Rastrick (Delph Hill)
130 Field Lane and Estate
1913 Total number of Nests.
A small survey done by one member only in 2004 found 1083 nest.The main areas seem to be Triangle to Rishworth and Sowerby Bridge to Hebden.If any body lives near one of the above sites it will be well worth chequing in the next 2 months.

1 comment:

Bruce said...

Hi Andy
It is clear then that there was a survey in 64.
I carried out one, with help from others in I think 74 or 75, with if I remember a slightly higher count than 64.
We need to search out the book in the archives next meeting 10th Feb.

(Steves clip from Calderdale-WN

Talk next month is "Maltese Moments - Exploring Malta by Bus", by Marilyn Willwhol,

That's on Tues. 10th Feb. at 7.15 Halifax Central Library,
Northgate, in the downstairs room. Non-members very welcome.
Steve, Vice-chair, speaker finder and bird recorder, H.S.S.

Thanks for the reminder Steve, see you then.