Wainstalls

 Singing Greenfinch

Recent news

First Swallow at Cromwell Bottom Ski-lake on last day of March. At least 10 there this morning (7th Apl) in awful wet, blustery conditions. Mainly feeding high above the lake and coming to low level occasionally.

A Common Scoter was found in a street in Hebden Bridge earlier this week. Reportedly there for 2 days before it was collected and as far as we know taken to an animal rescue center ?? We have not had an update or heard of any injury to it so if not perhaps the best option would be to take it to the coast promptly. 

Flocks of Common Scoters - sea duck - often pass overland on migration to more northern climes at this time of  year, usually at night. Maybe this was a tired bird and landed in a rather unusual location. 

Ogden

 2 Oystercatchers

Cold Edge

 Redshank

Ring Ouzel in the field just before Walshaw Plantation..

 

More Whooper Swans

 This morning 

25 on Lower Gorple Res'r + 2 Goosander @ 08:25 (SiB)

17 on Ringstone Res'r @ 08:55 (JB)

Later in the day

28 on Blackstone Edge

58 on Lower Walshaw

25 on Ogden

44 >W over Cock Hill

Total 197 probably mostly arrived after overnight movement and likely move on after dusk tonight (?)

Thanks for all the reports today.

Whooper Swans

Summary of the Whooper Swan reports on 17th and 19th March over Calderdale

17th - 22 on Withens Clough Res'r

19th - 43 over Clifton  were probably the same ones that turned up on Fly Flatts Res'r 

         - 28 heard over Northowram at 01:30 are probably the ones that turned up on Mixenden Res'r

         - 2 on Ringstone Res'r

         - 28 viewed from Ringstone went >N over M62 at 14:25

Thanks for the reports

No sign of Fridays Black Redstart from Ringby Lane on Saturday. It might be worth checking the area again once this east wind settles down !

Ploughcroft Lane Friday afternoon, 18th March 2022.

Decided to try to see the Black Redstart found by David Sutcliffe this morning on Ringby Lane.

Very flighty and mobile covering tens of yards. Last seen flying down the hill.

Cold Edge

 Buzzard

Black Redstart

 Nice to see the Black Redstart so local to me after a 

 great tip off from DS and JL , thank you. Linnet and Goldfinch also seen.

Cold Edge

 1 Redshank

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 Tufted duck: 3 males, 3 females.  Also 1 Redshank here, which at 1145 flew north towards Fly Flatts, where Brian had 2 earlier today.

Shibden Valley

 Singing Greenfinch. And first Chiffchaff heard singing here today.

Recent Bramblings at Roils Head

Cold Edge

 2 of 3 Curlews. Female on the right.

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 Goosander 1 pair

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 5 Whooper Swans. Thanks to Djs for alerting me.

Photo taken with Lumix TZ80 pocket camera, with 30x optical zoom.

Cold Edge

 Teal: 2 males, 1 female

Burning heather on Midgley Moor - viewed from Wainstalls

Cold Edge

 2 Oystercatchers

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 Male Goldeneye, and 3 Mallards