1 of 4 Wheatear (3 male, 1 female)
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
Whoopers still coming through.
Thinking the recent move of Whooper Swans had just about dried up, more appeared today with 4 on Mixenden Res'r this afternoon (DJB and MM). Then another message with 26 on Ringstone Res'r late afternoon (TW).
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Early birds (very early)
Saturday, March 23, 2024
A wild, wet, cold windy day...
Friday, March 22, 2024
Around and about
Chiffchaff being reported from a number of areas with song from several sites during the last week or two.
Ring Ouzels - 2 today from a site near Scammonden. (PD)
Pintail - a drake was on Fly Flats last Saturday but appears to have moved on rather quickly (JJL)
Common Scoters have been moving over the country, usually at night, this last week as they head generally from west coast locations towards the north sea and beyond. It seems like some tired birds have dropped in at a number of West Yorkshire waters including 2 on Blackstone Edge reservoir (see PJWS previous post). Also a surprise, was a drake photographed on a doorstep in Todmorden - though no further information on this bird as yet. Hopefully it will have recovered and moved on.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Saturday, March 09, 2024
A Whooper Swans week.
Since last Sunday 3rd March good numbers of Whooper Swans have been reported over Calderdale with earlier ones from 11th and 21st February. Most, heading in a westerly or north westerly direction as they start their migration back to Iceland - maybe stopping off along the west coasts of England and Scotland as well as in Ireland.
Nearly 600 birds in the last week from 10+ flocks, with numbers between single figures and a maximum of 158 on the 8th.
There is time for more, so worth keeping a watch - and a listen.