Calderdale Birds

4 of 10 Tufted Ducks (5 pairs)

Little Grebe

Tried both sites this morning in the hope of seeing so moving terns in the wet and windy conditions - no luck there at all and not much else...

  Went up to check Blackstone Edge and Whiteholme Reservoir this morning and was met by horizontal rain, fog and strong winds. The condition...

Stonechat male (calling)

Whitethroat female Linnet: breeding male (was with a female)

   The Sanderlings that had been present had moved on by yesterday morning, but there continues to be some excellent wader action on the exp...

Mistle Thrush: 1 of 2 juveniles in a feeding party of 4. Pale head; white spots on upperparts

  A very windy and often rainy morning checking out Blackstone Edge and Whiteholme Reservoirs this morning.    Fortunately, most of the bird...

  Busy with waders yesterday evening Dunlin x 8 , Ringed Plover x 6 , LRP x 1 , Curlew x 1 and 3 Common Sandpipers

 I was hopeful that the change in the weather conditions might bring in some migrant waders. The previous day I had visited both Blackstone ...

Little Grebe adult Coot: adult with 5 young 1 of another brood of 5 young Coots Canada Goose adult with 8 young

Lapwing chick Oystercatchers Whimbrel (The Whimbrel's upperwing seems to have more contrast than a Curlew's, due to the innerwing be...

Whimbrel. These two photos were taken looking west along Leadbeater (lower) dam. The front view shows pale supercilia and central crown stri...

1 of 5 singing Willow Warblers Roe Deer stag

Moorhen: pair with 6 young

Oystercatcher 2

I went up there this morning with Dotterel in mind - no luck there today. I searched the same area where I found 2 in May 2005 - can't b...

Whitethroat singing Willow Warbler singing Great Crested Grebe: pair immediately after mating Tufted Duck pair

Oystercatcher 2 Mallard with 2 young