Thursday, January 17, 2008

Wainstalls/Cold Edge/Ogden

Wainstalls - couldn't find the Brambling found yesterday(although AH had them earlier this morning). It was pouring down at the time and only found a few Chaffinch, Try again tomorrow!
1 Redwing 2 Mistle Thrushes and 6 Starlings nearby and 7 Pink-footed Geese went over heading west at 11.15.

Cold Edge - 1 Snipe, 6 Fieldfares and c15 Mallard.

Ogden - 1 Great Crested Grebe still present and 36 Woodpigeons in fields along Ogden Lane.
Syke Lane 60+ Jackdaws and 35 Rooks, 6 Carrion Crows and c30 B H and c20 Common Gulls making the most of the worms coming up in the boggy fields.

Also at Mixenden near Shaking House Farm/Whitegate was one of the two white Carrion Crows that have been in the valley for several years now. The other one used to frequent lower down the valley near Straight Lane/Mixenden flats - maybe still there?

1 comment:

AndyC said...

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Nordic Jackdaws

It may be very optomistic for Calderdale but it may be woth a look

2 Nordic Jackdaws ( the race that has a pale narrow grey collar ) have been reported in Linconshire

http://www.xs4all.nl/~calidris/monedula.htm