Calderdale Birds

 Whimbrel found by Djs. Thanks Dave.

 4 singing Willow Warblers Camera:  Lumix TZ80 pocket camera,  30x optical zoom,  Intelligent Auto setting

A few highlights from the past week from these two sites.  Soil Hill -Jack Snipe flushed at the bottom of the North Slope on the 25th -Male ...

5 Stock Doves Red Grouse 1 male calling Wren

 I tried there this morning with that strong easterly in the hope of something blown in or dropping in for some recovery time. Single Swallo...

2 Linnets,  male Reed Bunting Herring Gull 9 NE,  Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 east

Swallows and Sand Martins feeding generally quite high over the ski-lake in fading light last night. Impossible to get an accurate count - ...

 Tufted Duck: 5 males, 4 females. Also 3 Swallows

 Reports the last few days with one at Walshaw Dean and another in Luddenden Dean this morning.

 This was the juv Swift we got back in the nest - a few years ago now.

Had a Jackdaw stuck in the chimney for 2 days, super Dave came round with his bag of tricks and we removed the fire place to get to the bir...

 When I was walking back home from the town centre on Friday (16th), I was very surprised to see a House Martin flying over the rooftops on ...

Thick mist this morning, it wasn't easy up there even to see the water till I returned later just to find 4 Canada Geese on the water a...

 Male Wheatear

 'British' Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo carbo The April 2022 issue of British Birds has an inspiring obituary of Ian (DIM) Wallace...

 Male Stonechat

This afternoon - still no sign of Wheatear or Ring Ouzel - they usually appear up there at this time of year. Pair of Stonechat and a pair o...

 3 Willow Warblers (2 singing) Little Grebe I also today had the 100th lifer for my 2.6 sq km patch: Red-legged Partridge.

 Male Ring Ouzel in the garden early this morning. Stock Dove in the garden mid morning.

 Singing Greenfinch