2 very poor images of the Red Kite over Warley Moor, near Slade.1 Red Kite over this afternoon at 16.05 spotted by an eagle-eyed Jen. It came low over the moor to the south mobbed by corvids, Curlew and Lapwing then headed off towards The Withens before gaining height and coming back over the res'r embankment - very high at this stage and headed off towards Oxenhope. (Not looked at the photo's yet to see if they are any good) 1 pair Goldeneye. 1 pair Tufted Duck. Waders were 4 Dunlin, 8 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper - all on the far shore, lots of mud but it would be a struggle without a scope! c4 Wheatears, 10 Twite at the feeding station and a few mipits around. Another surprise was a Dunnock singing just down the track from the feeding station! It was good to meet up with Nigel as we were on the way down to Fly and he was heading off to Cold Edge. Unfortunately Nigel was on the way home on the bus when I rang him about the Red Kite hoping it was going in his direction!
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Good do at Fly today Dave, sounded as active as yesterday. A good count of Redshank and nice to get Dunlin. Well done to raptor spotter Jen on the Red Kite. I went out looking in the garage car park for it coming over till I got your second message.
Can Jen come and stand it the car park sometime,I need a good raptor sighting?
Nice one.
Good photos Dave, Jen was lucky to spot it so low down
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