Suspicious Characters

Keep an eye for these two , often seen loitering around Lower Gorple at dusk..the tall one especially...he said they had seen , 2 Hen HArrier , 1 Marsh Harrier , 6 Kestrels , 1 Sparrowhawk , 3 Bueto Bueto ,1Barn Owl and a Juv Peregrine Falcon chasing Woodpigeons , Snipe , Oystercatches and a few Tufted Duck ...a likley story..

Wood Sandpiper

Well way back in September 1996 I found 2 Wood Sands at Ringstone Edge reservoir , and today JJL found one at Blackstone Edge 26 years without one locally .......Well done John

Pic jen Coats

Greenshank

Not been to Withens Clough for a while so it was nice to find a Greenshank feeding along the shoreline , 45 LApwing and 3 Wheatear.

Willow Tit (Marsh Tit....)

Great to catch up with the Cromwell Bottom Marsh Tit at the feeding station , well worth a look if your passing.This bird has been reidetified as a young Willow Tit

More Owls

A really exceptional weekend watching Owls , Little Owl and Barn Owls were seen hunting , but the star of the show was an Adult male Short eared Owl feeding 5 young , again and again the adult was off catching voles , the first night it caught 6 voles in an hour and 10 minutes. Second night 4 in an hour and on the third night 5 in an hour...

A n adult Long eared Owl was feeding 2 young very close by..Teal , Hen HArrier , Adult Cuckoo , Spotted Flycatcher , Grey Wagtail , Dipper and good numbers of Golden Plover......

Calderdale Butterflies 2022

 A stunning adult male Brimstone today at Hollas Bridge  was my 24th local species this year.

Small and Large Skipper , Small , Large and Green veined Whites , Orange Tip , Holly Blue , Common Blue , Holly Blue , Green , Purple and White letter Hairstreak. Small Copper , Red Admiral , Painted Lady , Small Tortoiseshell ,Peacock , Comma , Speckled Wood , Wall Brown , Gatekeeper , Meadow Brown , Ringlet and Small Heath. Which is by far my best year locally.....

Crib Goch and the Snowdon Horseshoe.....

  A quite superb walk , but not for the faint hearted or unfit.......

Walshaw Dean

 An excellent trip up to the tops this evening, started with a juv Merlin chasing Meadow Pipits , 1 Red Kite , 2 Buzzard , 4 Raven , 5 Kestrel , male Siskin and a stonking Stoat seen briefly, 

 30 Golden Plover , 1 Little Owl , 2 Short eared Owl , 2 Hen Harrier and a few Lapwing , Common Sand and Oycks....

                        LEO , Lapwing , Curlew , Barn Owl and Hen Harrier

                                                         Gannet Flambrough

                                                   Redshanks Blake Dean

                                                    Skylark Queensbury