Undisclosed location

Twite

Also, a female Wheatear

Beacon Hill

2 singing Song Thrushes

Various....

10 Whooper Swans on Mixenden res'r this morning thanks to a message from BS. They were still there mid afternoon but suspect they will have gone in the morning.

I checked Swales Moor this morning, looking for those early Wheatears, no joy there but managed a vociferous Green Woodpecker in the Shibden Valley. In fields at the top at least 4 pairs of Skylarks and a good deal of song. Several Meadow Pipits displaying by showing off their parachute descents. Not a lot else other than a single male  Kestrel and as usual, a good number of corvids. 

Ringstone Edge

Little Egret

Ringstone Edge

14 of 19 Common Gulls (5 - 2cy)

Oystercatcher 2

Ogden......

This morning (Tuesday).

Large flock of Whooper Swans seen there first thing (MM) - someone will get an accurate count in due course. Hopefully they will stay there all day if we're lucky - they sometimes do !!

c150 Whoopers still there till at east 15.30

Also 2 Redshank were there briefly yesterday afternoon but not a lot else.

Ringstone Edge

3 of 24 Fieldfares

Great Crested Grebe 2

Whiteholme

Reed Bunting male

Beacon Hill

Stock Dove

Male and female Hazel flowers

Female Hazel flower

Around and about....

News usually travels fast when Whooper Swans turn up on local reservoirs. Thanks to a BS contact a number were reported on Sunday at Ogden. News came in this morning with a large group still there with a count of 45 from CS. The flock was still present this afternoon.

This afternoon we took a check at Cromwell Bottom. Nice to see that the 4 Scaup, drake and 3 females, are still there. Also a drake Goldeneye, Also nearby were at least 4 Teal on the lagoon and Little Grebes nearby and a Dipper on the river. 1 Chiffchaff was calling - lots of reports of singing 'chiffy's' especially from Calder Valley areas on those last few nice warm settled days.