Wheatears have been arriving the last day or two at a number of Calderdale locations, mostly upland areas. Sites include Widdop, Soil Hill, Bradshaw, Castle Carr Road, Cold Edge, Erringden,.....most of these will be using our area as a staging post prior to moving to more northern areas.
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.
2 comments:
A useful summary. Thanks Dave. Helps to know what to look out for.
Thanks for your help keeping the blog going!
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