Calderdale Birds

A very good hour there this morning with plenty to hold the interest. I left a bit reluctantly wondering  what might turn up next given the ...

Started off at Mixenden and I was surprised to find 3 Great Crested Grebe - making lots of noise too but no direct interaction though they w...

 Male Whitethroat

 Whinchat at Upper Walshaw last night.NCD.DF

  Surprise on Thornhills Lane earlier this week. The early bird catches the worm! The Little Owls have been calling loudly around dusk in th...

 I didn't find much about today in the usual places up there - but it was a very pleasant afternoon to be out in the sunshine and enjoyi...

        Was great to see this beauty hanging about until it snatched a Wren I was          photographing from right under my nose, its wings...

Another good day to be out and about. It was bright but still and calm - where were the birds !!! ? It was pretty dead.  An occasional Curle...

 

 

 Oystercatcher with 2 Common sandpiper

 Great crested grebe

Soil Hill Checked the hill with the scope over Ogden plantation just in case JJL's Osprey from the previous evening had dropped in to ro...

 1 pair of Ringed plover. Male displaying, and reflected in water.

 From AT this morning - at least one male Ring Ouzel present just off Castle Carr Road  - also 5 Wheatears nearby. I did  Swales Moor late...

 Great Morning out at Bradshaw today with John L and   later on Andy C.  4 Ring Ouzel, Red Legged Partridge,    2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Linnet, 1...

 Used the bridge camera and at high zoom so got the 'painting effect' but the migrants Dave described were still around this lunchti...

 A really good walk around there today in perfect conditions, cool, bright and dry - perfect ! 38 species in total so that's not bad esp...

 Male Goldeneye

Shroggs Road reclaimed landfill yesterday morning turned up 2 Jays, 1 singing Willow Warbler and 2 singing Chiffchaff. Three Long-tailed Tit...