2019 a great year.....

Well that was a great year bird wise locally with Roller and Nightjar being the obvious highlights , but 2 great finds in Purple Sandpiper and Rock Pipit , a massive dip with Great White Egret ( so close )

and the one that got away Montagu's Harrier will have to go down as Harrier sp( Im sure it was ,  but not just enough to rule rule out all other species)...My Calderdale year list ended up on 142 (not bad with no birding in December) , with Hobby over the cricket pitch at Northowram , Green Sandpipers and Whimbrels  at Ringstone , Lower Gorple being Lower Gorple.....Little Bustard , Baikal Teal and Thorne Moors ...White -letter HAirstreaks at Northowram , Acleris Logiana and Shoulder Stripe at EGP....

Happy New Year everyone

Northowram rare

After 18 years living here this is only the second Pheasant I have seen and the last one was a female...
Herring Gull , LBBGull , lots of Redwing and Fieldfare kicking about. Jackdaw evening fly over to roost was at least 250 last night.

This was as good as it got at Gorple today................

Ogden etc

Had a walk  around past the wind turbines yesterday , 1 Raven , 1 Buzzard , 5 reed Bunts , 1 Male Stonechat , 5 Goldfinch and plenty calling Red grouse.
  Whiteholme drain today Reed Buntings , 1 Dipper , 2 Stonechat  , 1 Goldeneye on the res  and 3 Herring Gulls + 1 Common Gull  heading S/W