Thursday, September 24, 2009

First Redwing??

A quick walk along the road to the spotted flycatcher site then down into the Crags across the waterfall and on along the top of the wood returning via Widdop Rd.

1 Redwing amongst 30 mistle thrush on wires near clough car park on the return journey, is this our first of the autumn??

c40 Meadow pipits and about half a dozen Pied Wags in field past the car park.

Also large flock of tits, blue, great & coal along with a single treecreeper and at least 1 nuthatch in the crags.

1 female sparrowhawk over the crags

And heard calling, GSW, Green woodpecker, Jay.

Several Red Grouse calling low down on Heptonstall moor and numerous pheasant around.

3 comments:

Jeff Cox said...

Good early record Andy. I'll see if I can spot it tomorrow morning when I go through.

Ian Scott said...

Hi Andy,
I think I had a couple fly over the back of Shibden on the way to work yesterday. Didn't get a good view, just going on the size/shape, style of flight and the noise they made. They were heading west.

Andrew Huyton said...

Jeff it flew with the rest of the mistle thrush heading up the valley towards blake dean but not sure how far they went. Good hunting though.