Some Vismig late morning turned out very well with a few decent birds and a continuous trickle of migrants. Highlight was two cream crown Marsh Harriers coming up from Cold Edge dams, rising all the time until they were really high drifting >NE over Mixenden res'r and beyond. One was slightly larger than the other, probably an adult female with an inner primary gap whilst the other bird was fully winged. Watched until out of sight.
Most of the movers were >SW including 157 Meadow Pipits and 3 Snipe being the best. 3 Swallows went >N.
On my way home and passing the Delvers in Wainstalls, a juvenile Peregrine 'whacked' a Woodpigeon with a flurry of feathers flying. Miracle..... as the Woodpigeon escaped into the trees and the Pere moved off. Don't know what state the Woody was in ?
This afternoon we had a walk around the dams. A lone Pink-footed Goose was in a field but not a sign of any Canadas ! No duck other than a few Mallard and single Moorhen. 1 Sparrowhawk went over. A large flock of 80+ Goldfinch on thistles and 40+ Meadow Pipits in the same field.
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