tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39176153597846096732024-03-14T17:50:44.252+00:00Andrew Cockroft, Birds , Moths and ButterfliesA regular look at the wildlife that I come across in Calderdale and days out around the UK.Most observations are from the house and gardens Vis mig records are within 500m of the house.Keep it Local.AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.comBlogger1419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-10280117729319311492024-03-09T13:11:00.004+00:002024-03-14T17:50:12.072+00:00Whooper Swans......<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW5_b_sgo-qFI3ZPhGezstlsFBN4OhSi09QyTeM8pXHaBLtokPfvRZ2OfCKrFD_fJUVNgsI1tpm_L48D95GaByMEB6CldjBst2LduTbVRj9BytvlcybUt1mFUuYeUkDhOz1so7DrwW8l6nU3cNTSkC62smmhsTVd7x_yHzdG2dJS_QoKmgdynl-Ycb_Q/s1246/429511171_1441743959763633_7295463731157179861_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW5_b_sgo-qFI3ZPhGezstlsFBN4OhSi09QyTeM8pXHaBLtokPfvRZ2OfCKrFD_fJUVNgsI1tpm_L48D95GaByMEB6CldjBst2LduTbVRj9BytvlcybUt1mFUuYeUkDhOz1so7DrwW8l6nU3cNTSkC62smmhsTVd7x_yHzdG2dJS_QoKmgdynl-Ycb_Q/s320/429511171_1441743959763633_7295463731157179861_n.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br />A message on the local grapevine of Pink Footed Geese S/W at 17.50 got me straight out looking , amazingly the loud call of Whooper Swans could be heard as soon as I got out of the house, 158 heading N/W ....great to see and hear....takes my garden count to around 650...!!!!!!<p></p><div> 6 Widgeon due west on the 14th was a good sighting .Lots of Buzzard and Sparrowhawk display this week and very vocal Tawny Owls, </div>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-85649404706234811432024-03-08T06:05:00.006+00:002024-03-13T19:23:28.332+00:00Thailand..2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Large Billed Crows , Common Iora , Blue Rock Thrush ,Blue Whistling Thrush , Brown Flycatcher and Artic Warbler in the garden most days . Common Myna .The skies and cliffs were full of swallows mainly Pacific Swallows with young birds seen leaving the nest , Red - rumped Swallow and Straited Swallows the latter of the <i>badia </i>brick red form. Stripe-throated , Yellow Vented and Grey Eyed Bulbul , Common and Dark-necked Tailorbird , Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker , Brown throated and Olive backed Sunbird and Little Spiderhunter. Grey Wag , Tree Sparrow and Plain Backed Sparrow .Apox 10,000 Fruit Bats flew over every night to feed in nearby forest.<div> A couple of hours birding at Phatthalung saw , Pied Harrier , Easter Marsh Harrier , Blue Tailed Bee Eater , Painted Stork , Lesser Whistling Duck , Cotton Pygmy Goose , Oriental Pratincole , Bronze -Winged Jacana , Asian Open billed Stork , Little Cormorant , Little Grebe , White -throated and Common Kingfisher , Greater Coucal , Brown Backed Needle tail , Purple Swamphen , White breasted Water hen and Black Headed Munia</div><div> <div><p></p></div></div>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-84463629450712152612024-01-21T19:44:00.001+00:002024-01-27T20:34:59.748+00:00Mid - January<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs4sgCriROPw32DIx8rkSGDZUxW-KTfd2_bWI_3yl_RWW0U0OtaTpcEaIPJrhIHXh_t_DM8vL87QZCtX3vvaW1_YY319c458dW3MdnsRKBjqTYEsK5T4M3LZJ4KSU1kMNGL-npL4GK5xhkS6pvMUFwRtBq0Keuchd4rF2z_ItBo5hPUfU1HosLwtSUwo/s1302/404652799_921295466138916_4304370482070726618_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hen Harriers have been seen over and around Walshaw Dean . Goldeneye , at Cromwell and Little else.....<p></p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-65868629601846423022024-01-18T12:36:00.002+00:002024-01-18T12:37:50.674+00:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFErlhJ5Bcgy8Z5vLc8SX6tllcpVEE7Qx8mmYRm8dO1GGoAXufx5FHUkJq_Oay8Ghcv8d_wm9d5MCciEPeg5vnVKglimZ8XQfUke6hW81uQuxInenYWmp50wdBHHKY_jixnv_5II0evHntD21Nu2yYvl2Qb1QKAPpN4jZaHqoGNBleEDljju-6wOBDtzM/s705/404312794_2134700440213658_7331266778198708085_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="705" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFErlhJ5Bcgy8Z5vLc8SX6tllcpVEE7Qx8mmYRm8dO1GGoAXufx5FHUkJq_Oay8Ghcv8d_wm9d5MCciEPeg5vnVKglimZ8XQfUke6hW81uQuxInenYWmp50wdBHHKY_jixnv_5II0evHntD21Nu2yYvl2Qb1QKAPpN4jZaHqoGNBleEDljju-6wOBDtzM/s320/404312794_2134700440213658_7331266778198708085_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Watched this Hen Harrier yesterday up beyond Lower Gorple. It was sat out in the sun preening for about 30 minutes . Started on the right wing primary's each individual one cleaned and polished, then the left wing and then all the tail feathers left to right..,,when it had done them all it gave its self an almighty shake from top to toe...at this point a dog walker flushed it from its post...!!! 6 Crossbills , 1 female Merlin , Kestrel , Red Grouse , 3 Greenfinch , 2 Meadow Pipit and 2 Reed Buntings.....<p></p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-10477463080779155092024-01-11T19:21:00.003+00:002024-01-12T14:14:28.982+00:00Sparrowhawk feathers and Glossy Ibis<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zXXzfLl0iycD_wz_oUKSYdBA2CqAHnbenavSulcP7U1EAzuw8KRYXdtGJeW2UOnKCka9kg4k6N6v-NTv6AhDBYysvpYFpsysG_oVRn38teCaYYxFLFUNSZoHs44KpcPzEN6KZEJmFYfRwbupLBF9uAW7Do-XAAl4t0zMrmD9lgT0ivbEAyuz43GmKyo/s2048/Sparrowhawk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Pics are poor but hey ho...,Gadwall , Whooper Swans , Bullfinch .....<br /> <p></p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-2892755729979662812024-01-03T18:24:00.001+00:002024-01-05T18:14:07.796+00:00Bridestones<p> A really excellent trip to Bridestones , A adult female Hen Harrier was watched hunting low over the fields just to the south of the stones. It landed in some juncuss and was flushed out by two Carrion Crows </p><p>It then flew low over the Bridestone , hunted for a minute then headed off towards Egypt , 1 Fieldfare , 2 Snipe , 8 Red Grouse , 20 Lapwing , 2 Magpie , 4 Carrion Crow and 10 Pheasants. 1 dead Common Shrew and 3 Roe Deer...Golden Plover , Grey heron was a surprise ,Kestrel took vole off a Barn Owl</p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-23801816558790847912024-01-02T12:54:00.001+00:002024-01-02T12:54:37.069+00:00New Years Day........<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMoFBTefKe8VZptrO8ugwD9b_I6uUFa7GXvlv_yZsCsOunxWkUith7lKf2OMEDqxs7Cy7N3PNVwxn2zTH1_BoqptTj8zORhrmV_hpqCDKtOInefEY3u2h_2vG3zR22novBVbFwQeicxkGdYgx4Avez8fkI6A1cKRbFB5pjfcAcqZHGSONEv_LF-gZTqU/s2048/404734948_1442910496262504_2226485023620674352_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUHTCYCYYVV4l4CsqAaG6Y3ADXORD7WVzElKF2-d4q6mh7OVTDGPv2skIgzktpBrA59ZqB0bB0mc2jNlyFqo7ZiULpuH_InO38MQzXhsWSd9qNObduulkMwQsRgSMEe5sOuE0GBwzBxj3uW0o3PQTjlCtTh3UgwzR_FmZuenugTb9LH6oMO-Qzrpu7Ms/s320/PINE%20MARTIN.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>This photo of a Pine Marten was taken in Calderdale in August /September time ...Brilliant<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-51332016018844522482023-10-31T19:39:00.002+00:002023-10-31T19:39:54.563+00:00Dusky Warbler<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZe5ZT9GJDLhQKOtG3e5KgczvEj1R3Suq1ohMEzlR4UGFKu8QkhgcO1VGDVtEdPCdGAU7LJoibGtkD5IunS-TN6wDHXecmOwlWdI5yaDyf6HDHS5H9ipAFA2zsHBkdtT12-wNJ46T5H9xxw4fEZ11w6OFgJWa_Oqyr7GLmfAmO3REZvB5YVPNiiU8TOUw/s1231/Dusky%20Warbler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Three Whooper Swans are the first of the winter season (2 adults and a Juv). 3 Ringtail Hen Harries and a cracking adult male made my weekend,,,,,,,,,Monday...1 Cream Crowned Marsh Harrier , Raven , 1 adult female Hen Harrier and 1 Barn Owl ( with golden wings ,there is one with very white wings)<p></p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-71790778464613110272023-10-10T17:47:00.002+01:002023-10-14T21:30:59.383+01:00Local Waxcaps<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGsivWX5GFLYDyoljJG8SNQGKwlxULpai33UnApvwgIuyqwakKCNvujt_4vlG2TRAW7QelVi2PX7pGnft4eMeIYB14c3JcegFuvjXjbO6Q00IT_Dr1AwdGe0pUIXh8GcPp9qaDoaRK7OLV1qvAwvSTMnwZVVnQto4ZtUeuYCsMvU65iBfLCNKT_sPXs0/s2048/387333370_862129262196802_2702182555320323156_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGsivWX5GFLYDyoljJG8SNQGKwlxULpai33UnApvwgIuyqwakKCNvujt_4vlG2TRAW7QelVi2PX7pGnft4eMeIYB14c3JcegFuvjXjbO6Q00IT_Dr1AwdGe0pUIXh8GcPp9qaDoaRK7OLV1qvAwvSTMnwZVVnQto4ZtUeuYCsMvU65iBfLCNKT_sPXs0/s320/387333370_862129262196802_2702182555320323156_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcaAlIvlnEk7gxzBTsBp-89lXaZQg7tTX9ZLa1u_wN-8rda_2IWxihv8wWNPcHASmQVECslx5Orwt9eB2gp9dd8MCNrRHsuzCI_w9nojKHSukkEi9TmGMbHdpz9KzAZ7rsqCQRgDNb9XaDMqZcYUsZ9G4yOFKJi3XpjYaiMww6efYFca1K2Z5AaetZDY/s320/YYYYYYYYY.jpg" width="262" /></a></div>The fog helped me in the end , From my watch point in Northowram , I could see the fog bank sat on Shelf Moor to the west and thick total cloud cover abover , The masses of Redwing came in from the north east and as the saw the fog on the hills turned more SSW and this took them right through Northowram in there thousands. As you can see Peniston was the same. All the sites west were fog bound and the Redwings did not cross the Pennine.s in any large numbers. At one point there were a 1000 + Redwings in one flock twisting and turning and redirecting above Northowram ....<br /><p>5 Red Admiral and 4 Comma in the garden in the afternoon..</p><p>5 Crossbill Walshaw plantation ,(1 red male ) , 2 Barn Owl , 5 Goldcrest , 10 Siskin , 1 female Sparrowhawk and 44 Fieldfare dropped in last light..</p><p><br /></p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-71783644174901465702023-10-07T12:51:00.002+01:002023-10-07T12:51:27.323+01:00Soil Hill<p> Had a look up on the Hill this morning from 07.30 - 8.30 ...</p><p>Meadow Pipits ...140 s/w</p><p>Pink Footed Geese x 12 east </p><p>Chaffinch x 4 s/w</p><p>House Martin x 1 s/w</p><p>Goldfinch x 14 s/w </p><p>Jackdaw x 4 very high s/w</p><p>Kestrel x 3 , Canada Goose x 48 , Mallard x 24 , BH Gull x 6 , Moorhen x 1 </p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-48697841906477218182023-10-06T09:44:00.000+01:002023-10-06T09:44:02.680+01:00Memory's from Soil Hill ..Many thanks to Brian Sumner ,,<p> <span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Thursday, December 5, 2013</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">A Soil Hill story<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">An horrendous day up here on the tops with a severe gale WNW >9 gusting 10 bringing showers of horizontal rain turning to snow after dark when the wind dropped leaving a light frozen coating on the cars and pavements.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">With the sighting of Lapland Bunting on Ringby Top the other day,DJS, it reminded me of the Shore Lark found up there a few years ago and the amazing sighting we had of 3 Shore Lark and 2 Snow Buntings which gave excellent views on Soil Hill for a few days back in Nov 2004.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">H</span><span style="color: red;">ere is a report from Andy Cockroft I dug out from his first visit to the hill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><o:p><span style="color: red;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;"> Andy wrote :- The phone was buzzing in my pocket but I was unable to read it as it was my Grandmas 90th birthday speech. When I got to read it , it said, 3 Shore Lark , Soil Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;">10/11/2004. Where the hell is Soil Hill I thought !!!!!! Early next morning I pulled up at the place I was told to go to where it was thick fog, not just thick but dense with visibility down to 3 or 4 feet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;">I had no idea where to go or even where I was, ( now I know that this is not uncommon on the hill).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;"> As I stumbled around the wire and rubbish I certainly cursed the place a few times. Eventually I reached the top and thought I,ve no chance of seeing anything in this, but then out of the gloom 3 birds flew past me which could have been Skylarks but sometimes you just know when they are something different. I searched for another hour then gave it up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;"> A couple of hours later I returned and the fog had gone so I set off again knowing that they were there somewhere and after literally bumping into one of the Cunningham brothers we were soon rewarded with the 3 Shore Larks giving good views and also Snow Bunting and Jack Snipe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;">Since that first date I have been many times to the hill and have been rewarded several times with, Black Redstart, Dotterel , Purple Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover and Buzzard to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;">Soil Hill is one of the best places to see Snow Bunting in winter and usually picks up the first Wheatear in spring and is well worth a look at any time of year , especially in the autumn for vis mig.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;">Andy C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: red;">A nice report there Andy giving a good feel to the place.</span></p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-91890983444005166242023-10-05T10:03:00.002+01:002023-10-05T12:54:14.822+01:00Fly Flatts and home<p> Had a look at Fly Flatts from the top road , a single Great Crested Grebe was a first for me at this site and at least 5 Stonechat on the road.Kestrel and a few Mipits . A quick view of a Blackbird type was inconclusive ,!! </p><p> Still a few Swallows drifting south and large numbers of meadow Pipits and Goldfinch heading the same way. A cracking adult female Wheatear today along the drystone wall and a few Pied Wagtails on the Cricket Pitch...</p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917615359784609673.post-83939833493344925342023-10-03T09:40:00.001+01:002023-10-03T09:40:06.520+01:00Early October<p> Still plenty Red Admirals in the garden with a single Comma and the odd Speckled Wood, a good move of Pink footed geese in the last few days with at least 500 + heading east in 5 skiens...loads of Meadow Pipits have been heading south with some decent flocks of 20 + ,Swallows still moving and small flocks of Goldfinch. A group of 11 Mistle Thrush came in from the east and headed south west with one single Redwing in with them was interseting/early . Sparrowhawks and Bussards seen daily . A trip up to Lower Walshaw ,was generally quiet but HH , Merlin , Sparrowhawk and great views of hunting Barn Owl made it worth while. One female Widgeon dropped into Ringstone briefly...</p>AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0