Thursday, August 06, 2009

Green Sandpiper Soil Hill

A five mile walk on Wednesday from Holmfield via Oats Royd, Soil Hill and back produced
Swift
Swallow
Goldfinch
Magpie
Little owl (at the breeding site)
Linnet
Blackbird
Rook
Crow
Jay
Stock dove (4)
Kestrel (6) three together
Woodpigeon
Goldcrest
Green woodpecker
Blue Tit
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
and Willow warbler
also a probable female red deer, large, no visible horn, dark red body, rump patch slightly paler than body - any thoughts?

Soil Hill
BHG and Common G (3)
Good view of a green sandpiper which flushed from the first pool and flew south.
Skylark (1)
and a few Meadow pipits.
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3 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

Nice one Bruce - especially the Green Sand

6:38 pm
Steve Blacksmith said...

I had a red deer hind up Noah Dale on 15th July and again in the same spot on 22nd. AH suggested could be an escape from the Todmorden deer farm.
Colin Duke has suggested that our new deer populations are coming in from Bradford area via the green corridor in the Ogden area.

10:08 pm
Bruce said...

Thanks Steve
I knew you had seen one up Noah Dale last month with a dubious origin, although if Colin thinks they originate from the north side its not far to Tod for a deer. It looks like they may become a more common site in the area.

8:56 am

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