Pretty quiet in the dean today but one or two things of interest especially c6 Lesser Redpoll in an area of recent tree planting. I guess these are breeding birds which are scarce in Calderdale with only a handful of known sites. Also a pair of Siskin - another scarce breeder in our area. 3 singing Goldcrests was also good to hear but no sign of any Spotted Fly's.
Elsewhere 2 Little Owls
1 Kestrel
c100 Swifts feeding over the dean
Waders were very quiet other than 1 Snipe 'drumming', a couple of Lapwing and a few Curlew with 11 of the latter high over the moor heading SW
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Hi Dave. I've had juv Siskin and Redpoll on the feeders here over the past 2 weeks and my guess is the Siskins may be nesting in the plantation at Sunderland Pasture, so the trip from there to our garden isn't far at all. I'll have a look at the records for Siskin up there to see if any have been logged over the years.
I had 4 redpoll Juvs at Broadhead Clough on Monday,6 juvs at Blackshaw Head plantation in early June and 2 in Sunderland pasture on Tuesday.I also had them copulating at Cromwell Bottom in May so they are a resident breeder for sure.
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