Thursday, February 25, 2010

Elland GP

We called in for a look at Elland GP this afternoon with Nick D following a mid afternoon search at Mirfield - Sand Lane GP where a 3rd year Ring-billed Gull has been over at least the last 3 days. We missed out, though we hear it did turn up 20 mins after we left the site! This is only about 2 miles from our recording area so there is a chance of a new bird for Calderdale if it drifts up the valley towards Brighouse/Elland!

Elland GP
3 Goldeneye (1 drake)
1 Tufted Duck
c15 Goosander
c10 Cormorant
1 L B B Gull
1 Herring Gull

7 comments:

AndyC said...

where is sand lane gp,???

Jim Welford said...

If you go through Mirfield towards Dewsbury there is a pub called the Ship on the right hand side. Turn left over the bridge (traffic lights controlling one -way). Once over the bridge you can either park up in the pub car park or go along the road and take the first left turn in between the two lakes.

Jim Welford said...

Location here;

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=421672&y=419652&z=115&sv=421672,419652&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=809&ax=421672&ay=419652&lm=0

steve_e said...

Have I missed it?

Saw people there this morning from the train and wondered what had turned up.

AndyC said...

What a brilliant find,just goes to show there out there if you look hard enough,well done to the finder hope its there over the weekend.

David Sutcliffe said...

Still there today, briefly this morning and again this afternoon I hear.

Jim Welford said...

Still there at 09:00 Sat Morning