Leeds Central Wildlife

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 04 May, 2012 10:48 pm

Jogon wrote: cnosniIncluded time + date on this so you can be there same time next week.. Cheers,luckily i think they tend to stick to the same area,just not sure how to get to the vantage point you had.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 04 May, 2012 11:49 pm

geoffb wrote: Jogon wrote: cnosniIncluded time + date on this so you can be there same time next week.. Thats a great spot Jogon, with kingfishers and dippers present on the Aire and Brown Trout swimming happily it proves the water quality has improved vastly over the last few years. Even though when at summer levels 70% of the flow is recycled water from sewage works outlets. Trivial fact, sewage is 95% water, it's the bilological "load" that matters. treat that and things should be OK.My ex neighbour was nearly knocked into the canal near redcote bridge by a deer. I saw a pheasant on Broomfield Crescent the other week.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Sat 05 May, 2012 12:15 am

Tyke wrote: I was sat on the steps next to Crown Point Bridge a few weeks ago at 11:15am and a mink climbed up and started walking up and down the riverside path. The river is in good health as you said I saw a group of Pochard there yesterday and there are big Chub pike and brown trout in it. Christ for minute I thought you said a MONK lol

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Sat 05 May, 2012 3:24 am

cnosni wrote: There has been Salmon spotted in the river Aire.......Still in the tin.......Still in the trolley..... Sorry to be flippent but that really made me giggle lol

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 05 May, 2012 5:25 pm

I saw a rat running across the car park at Crown Point this lunchtime....does that count?On a more serious note, I've seen grey squirrels on Park Square, St Pauls Street and Park Place at daybreak - I'm sure they must be around at other times too.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 06 May, 2012 6:55 pm

No points for rats am afraid.Sad to hear also of Mink, they clear whole areas.

Tyke · Post by **Tyke** » Sun 06 May, 2012 7:51 pm

Ive been told that Otters have been seen around the Dark Archs on CCTV in the night and my daughter saw a deer swimming in the river near South Accomidation Road. Around Gibraltar Isle Ive also seen in the last week White Throated Warblers and Terns.

book · Post by **book** » Sun 06 May, 2012 9:14 pm

It's a good sighting to see either a Whitethroat or Lesser Whitethroat down the riverbank. I have seen deer down Newly Lane around the river so I'm sure they will have made their way down the aire valley. I've only seen otters in Scotland so if Otters are in Leeds that's excellent news.

Tyke · Post by **Tyke** » Mon 07 May, 2012 11:44 am

My sister saw a pair of deer at the back of Hunslet Labour Club and thats in the middle of houses and industrial units and I see them on a regular basis around the river and canal at Woodlesford so maybe they are using the river and canal as a green corridore into the city.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 07 May, 2012 11:46 am

Spackler wrote: Is the escaped Black Swan still around (near to train station)? Escaped? Surely they are free to fly wherever they like.