Two barred Greenish Warbler

 With the run of super rare birds in Yorkshire (BBAlbatross , Long toed Stint ,Green Warbler and White tailed Plover) , I thought it was time I went to Spurn on the 17th October (classic date) to see this beauty.......Nice flock of Brent Geese  etc.....

16th October 2021 ..Rock Pipit and Whoopers

...Julia came in this morning from walking the dog ..... 11 Whoopers east ..thats my girl...that was the first of many in Calderdale today..I managed to see 36 over the house this morning and 24 over Lower Gorple this afternoon .Nice to find another Rock Pipit today 4 in 3 years , and my 3 rd Red Kite in 3 days as well ...Crossbills , Siskin , this juv Peregrine  and an adult  , made for an entertaining day......
 

Soil Hill and Walshaw Dean Estate

 Soil Hill...15.10 .21 

                           Been a while since I was up the Hill , so it was very pleasing to to see a Red Kite drifting over  a first for me on the hill , taking me up to 83 species  this year ,  not bad as I have not been up since June...!!! 25 rooks , 1 Stonechat ,3 Meadow Pipit , 2 Redwing , 20 + herring Gull and 8 Goldfinch..

 Walshaw Dean estate....14 .10 .  21

    A sat tagged Hen Harrier , 6 Bueto Beuto , 1 Red Kite , 6  Kestrel , 4 Siskin and 3 Pied Wagtail

October

                                             

  A nice flock of 30 + Crossbills and 10 Long tailed tits  in Walshaw plantation including 8 + brick red  males ..Plenty HArrier activity , BArn Owls and 12 Ravens......

Pink footed geese...

 23rd Sept ......              62 west   18.35

                                      80 west   19.15

7th October .                 53 east    09.21

9th October                   160 east 09.29

10th October                  150 east 08.40

                                       100 east  08.51

                                       170 east   08.53

                                        48 east    08.54

11th October                    50 east 08 .29

                                        65 east   08.42

                                        125 east 08 .52

                                        150 east 08.54

12th                               290 east  12.42

16th                                48 west  11.25

1351 from the garden so far this autumn......

West Yorkshire does it again.....!!!

Long toed Stint St Aidens....

 The mega rare Long toed Stint....also showing very well 2  beautiful Bearded tits , 3 Ruff , 4 Blackwits , 200 + Pink footed Geese east , Dunlin , Shoveler , Widgeon  and a couple of Whoopers..

Northowram 10th October

470 + Pink footed Geese right over the house this morning heading east 

1 Swallow and 1 Redwing south

11 Herring Gull west 

5 Pied Wagtail south 

3 Jay south

2 Great spotted Woodpecker  n..orth

Calderdale general

6th and 7th October 

Swallows x 25 

Pink footed Geese  x 50 + 82

Hen Harrier x 1 ringtail

Siskin x 6

Brambling x 50 +

Whooper Swan x 4

Goosander x 1

Bueto Bueto x 10 + 

Kestrel  x 5

Sparrowhawk x 3

Stonechat x 4

Alba Wagtails x 10

Redwing x 1

Raven x 5

Barn Owl x 1

Yellow legged Gull x 1

 

Butterflies

Red Admiral x 5

Small Tortoiseshell x 1

Speckled Wood x 1 

Moths

The Streak x 1 

Red Green Carper x 2

Black Rustic x 3

 Common MArbled Carpet x 14 

Northowram......

 Always great to hear the first Pink footed Geese on the 23rd with two skiens heading west a 60 and an 80 also call heard at night , 11 Swallows south on the 26th ,with 2 Sparrowhawk in hot pursuit....3 Bueto Bueto also about most days...Pied wags have been on the move this week with 4 on Monday 5 on Tuesday and 8 on Wednesday...