Goldies

 13 Golden Plover , 1 female Sparrowhawk after a Meadow Pipit , Jackdaws ,Rooks ,Carion Crows , 4 Stock Dove , 18 Woodpigeon , 2 Lapwing and the odd small group of Common Gulls......A beautiful  Barn Owl at dusk on Ned Hill Track...

More Ravens

 Not a bad week all in all.....Ravens on Soil Hill today were very busy , HHarrier , Merlin , Barn Owl ,3 Buzzards , Kestrel , Little Owl , Widgeon , Teal , Grey and Red legged Partridge  and 8 Greenfinch at Gorple yesterday and Little Grebe and Mute Swan at Shibden...2 Mute Swans at Triangle.....

Ravens

2 Ravens on Soil yesterday in full display mode , saw them over the turbines first then over Ned Hill track.They landed in one of the fields and started cronking at each other then flew off towards Ogden....
 

Goosander on Canal and Stonechat

 

Soil Hill

 Had a quick blast round the Hill today , Woodpigeon , Sock Dove , Greenfinch , House Sparrow , Kestrel , Stonechat ,3 Fieldfare , BH Gull , Common Gull , Herring Gull , Starling and Blackbird...

A slow week ......

 A pretty grim week with very little to report...The male Sparrowhawk a couple of Buzzards at home and the odd Stonechat ..........................

FREEZING ON THE TOPS

 Surprisingly busy up on the tops today , with plenty birds about, Little Owl , Reed Bunting , Mallards ,Meadow Pipit ,Rook , Herring Gull , Black headed Gull ,Stock Dove , Woddpigeon , Pheasant , Carrion Crow , Stonechat  and a Wren. I was very surprised to see a Merlin flying about the snow covered moors and even more so when it stooped from a great height and dive bombed a ringtail Hen Harrier...!!  

Soil Hill

Had a walk on Ned hill track today and then over the Hill and back round ..Plenty Common , BH Gulls , and Herring Gulls flying in all directions..A murder of  Carrion Crows (8) were kicking around and the 6 Bullfinch brightened things up..I then stumbled on a Weasel which was entertaining for a while , I think these are Weasel prints in the snow , I dont think they are Squirrel .? A few Goldfinch , Pied Wagtail ,Collared Dove ,Rook , Mistle Thrush and 4 Stock Dove , Pen- y - Gent in the distance looked very impressive...... ..

New year Ned Hill

 Just made it for the last 40 minutes of the day , Kestrel x 1 , Bullfinch x 5 , 1 Meadow Pipit , Carrion Crow , Magpie , Robin , Stock Dove x 1 ,Bh Gull , Common Gull  and Herring Gull.......1 Roe Deer

3rd , Little Owl , 1 Snipe , 3 Fieldfare , Lapwing , Starling , 300 Pinks North and 15 Goldies by Shelf trailer Park..

1 Stonechat on Norland moor 2 Jan 2021

Little Grebe at Shibden , Mute Swan , Coot , Moorhen , Mallard , Canada Goose , Grey and pied Wags...

4TH ..A cracking juv female Peregrine Falcon today over Soil Hill ,,,biting wind up there today ....