Mixenden Reservoir

50+ all adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls were

there when I checked this morning. With some coming and going. 

c20 Black- headed Gulls went >W 
5 Swallows, 1 House Martin over the water and a few Swifts high. 
One each Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail and Grey Heron juv 6 Canada Geese. 

Chiffchaff and Blackcap still singing. 
Not a lot else other than 6 Curlew dropped on to Hunter Hill and a Cormorant went high towards Ogden. 

Soil Hill

 Lively morning on Soil Hill today. Grasshopper Warbler was reeling early AM but had stopped by 06:30, also two Sand Martins over the NK Pond. In total managed 43 species.

 Was a fantastic morning for Grey Partridge. A small covey of one female and three medium-sized chicks were around, as well as another pair feeding in the open on Taylor Lane, making the most of the recently cut fields.

-Grey Partridge

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Ringstone Edge

Greenfinch:  2 adults, 4 juveniles, (plus Blue Tit and Goldfinch).

  The underparts of the Greenfinch juveniles are off-white, and have thin dark streaks. Some (? females) have little yellow on the primary edges.

Juvenile Meadow Pipit: scruffy, lacks the clearly defined flank streaks of an adult, long hind claw.

Ringstone Edge

Juvenile Oystercatcher:  back brownish-black, bill dark distally, grey legs

Whiteholme

Little Ringed Plover

Teal. I think that the orange at the bill base makes this a female, rather than an eclipse male?

33 Swifts SW

 

Blackstone Edge

1 of 2 juvenile Wheatears

Whiteholme

Has anyone any thoughts about this, (apart from "useless photo!"). ?? juvenile Kittiwake

Ringby Lane and Castle Carr Road

 Ringby Lane this morning.

70+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, mostly adults, around the processing plant along with one adult Herring Gull (suspected Y L Gull but unable to get a decent view of it). 70+ Carrion Crows.

Whitethroat, along with 4 Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Linnets and Goldfinch, 3 Stock Doves, 2 Swallows and a Kestrel with a few Swifts >W. 

Castle Carr Road this afternoon.

Adult male Stonechat with at least two juveniles.

Juvenile Wheatear working the stone walls

Family group of Linnets

6 Lapwing included 3 fledged juveniles

Shibden Park

2 of 3 newly hatched Coots (second brood)

Whiteholme

Common Sandpiper: 3 adults, with one (photographed) performing distraction display.

AND: 423 Swifts flying SW

BLACKSTONE EDGE:  Wheatear 3;  Grey Heron 1 flying NE across the Pennine watershed

Shibden Park

There are still 5 Mute Swans here. One adult has ring 628Y, as noted on 4 June. It looks as if she has been joined by a male and 3 one year old offspring.

 Ringstone Sunday 19th June 2022.

Yellow Legged Gull found in the morning by JB. In moult with P5 missing.

Very distant on the north shore. Heavily cropped images.

Beacon Hill

Whitethroat 2 singing,  Willow Warbler 1 singing

Soil Hill

Two Grasshopper Warblers were seen on Soil Hill this morning, flushed from long grass as I was passing, an adult and juvenile. Adult perched briefly before dropping back into the vegetation. Sedge Warbler is also still present and singing almost constantly. In total five species of warbler were present on the site this morning.

-Grasshopper Warbler

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Shibden Park

 5 Mute Swans here today: 2 adult + 3 in 2nd calendar year

Also 3 Tufted Ducks: 1 pair (which was being chased by a Coot), and a single male

Soil Hill

 I was beginning to worry that the Sedge Warbler territory from the last couple of years might not be returning to the site this year, so it was a very pleasant surprise to find this individual in fine song this morning; throwing in some excellent Oystercatcher and Reed Bunting into its usual repertoire of clicks and scratchy song notes. Also first Willow Warbler fledglings out this morning, and a fledgling Wheatear, the first time I have recorded one in June here. 

-Sedge Warbler

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Sunny Vale

 Kingfisher. Photos taken from public footpath.

Beacon Hill

 2 Whitethroats singing

Shibden Park

This 'threesome' is interesting. It looks as if one gosling is a hybrid Greylag albino x Canada, while the other is pure Canada. The hybrid has a pale bill (Canada's is dark), and white patches on its back.

Also, there is just one Mute Swan, with red ring 628Y on its left leg.

Mixenden Reservoir etc....

Heavy showers today - maybe something would drop in ! Not to be but it was interesting to see a few hirundines and Swifts feeding in the south-west corner. After watching them for a while I noticed May Flies emerging from the water - as soon as they took flight they were immediately 'scoffed'. So interesting to watch the Swifts zooming in on them - and they were gone - a very short adult life indeed !! Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch and House Sparrow also joined in the fly-catching feast.

Sparrowhawk and Grey Heron also about there and I also found a Coal Tit nesting in the wall right next to the main road.

Also scoped Fly Flatts from the top road for a while as the heavy showers came in. Usual species at a distance but a male Wheatear was nice to see close by.