Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Cold Edge

This afternoon - not much change in the weather up there this afternoon in the cold wind - though it had stopped raining !
c320 Fieldfare flew over in a big flock along with c60 Starlings and just a few Redwings with them, most of them heading down towards Castle Carr Road/ Luddenden Dean. Guess they were put up by a raptor, unseen, though a lot of smaller gulls and Jackdaws were also disturbed at the same time.
1f Goldeneye
1 Grey Heron
11 Canada Geese
1 Greylag Goose
2 Moorhen
14 Mallard
2 Mistle Thrush
Plenty Red Grouse evident on the moor
2 Kestrel

A nice view looking west towards Stoodley Pike beyond Midgley Moor as I came back down Withens Road after  quick check at Fly Flatts where I bumped into BS after doing his rounds at Fly Flatts. Bracing up there this aft Bri !!
c20 Fieldfare were in the fields just across from the wind-farm car park area.
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2 comments:

Brian Sumner said...

Brian Sumner said....certainly blew the cobwebs off Dave. A good list of sp. there and a good count of Fieldfare. Possible grouping ready to move unless its a popular roost area.

10:19 am
David Sutcliffe said...

I think they head down into Castle Carr woodland to roost along with Woodpigeons and Chaff's.

7:06 pm

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