Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Lower Calder Valley

Visit to Elland GP and surrounding area etc this morning with plenty warblers including 1 Reed Warbler, c12 Whitethroats, 6 Garden Warblers, c7 Blackcaps, 4 Chiff-chaffs and c20 Willow Warblers. Kingfisher along the Calder and several Reed Buntings.

Bradley Hall Farm area produced 2 Kingfishers along the Calder and at least 3 Yellow-hammers around. Again plenty of warblers - especially Whitethroats and up to 3 Reed Warblers at Cooper Bridge.

No sign of any Sedge Warblers!
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3 comments:

Goldon Gordon said...

Hi Darren
One was in reed bed at the end of lagoon one yesterday morning. It seems they are only passing through Cromwmell Bottom this year, perhaps the area is now too overgrown for them to breed ?

8:43 pm
darrell j prest said...

paul


sorry but you are mistaken if they are in the reedbed at elland they will be reed warblers,sedge warblers prefer a drier habitat,you are right the area is now too over grown for sedge warbler,best place many years ago was near the iron bridge by the ski lake and the area around the lock house.
sorry for being abrupt.

9:44 pm
Goldon Gordon said...

Sorry Darren but I do know what a Sedge warbler looks and sounds like having watched them many years at CB. They used to occur in the area you mention but have not done so for at least 3 years. I did not mean the Sedge Warblers were residing or breeding in the Reed bed, only that I had seen them in that area. I do walk round CB almost every weekday of the year and have done for the last 19 years, so I have a reasonable knowledge of what occurs and where and when at Cromwell Bottom

7:17 am

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