Rock Pipits , Lower Gorple 14th October

 On arriving at Lower Gorple a Pipit flew onto the wall , got the bins on it a Meadow Pipit ,another pipit behind it was large and grey we both called Water pipit ,then behind it another large dark pipit..there are two..!!!! After  following them along the dam wall in torrential rain we had seen 1) white outer tail feather , 2 ) two strong white wing bars in flight ..not 100% at this point but we were both leaning towards Water and we had both taken a lot of photos and the weather was awful. We put them out as Water Pipits .When I got home and looked at the photos I was still not 100% sure and TBH they looked like Rock Pipits . Anyway after a few emails and phone calls with Dave , Dave and Dave we came to the conclusion that they were indeed  Rock Pipits....Alls well that ends well ....Many thanks to the 3 Daves.....and the first time two have turned up together in Calderdale...

Red Grouse

 

Norfolk sea watch ....

Pink -Footed Goose  x  350 west

Dark - bellied Brent Goose x    3 + 17 + 22 ...(42) west

Greylag Goose  x  45 west in one flock

Egyptian Goose x 4 west 

Grey Plover x 8 together east 

Gannet x 1000 + 75% 1st years birds heading east

Red Throated Diver  x 9 east

GreaT Skua x 2

Common Scoter  x 2 + 5 + 4   (11) west

Gullimot/Razorbill 500 + east 

Sandwich Tern x 2 east 

Little Egret x 2 west 

One Muntjac deer barking,,first one I have seen well...

                                                 After the storm

                                                     Green Brindled Creasent 

New List

                                                      Finished

                                                 To do..new list....

Hitching Stone and Earl Cragg

                                                   Lunds Tower (Pepper)

                                                         Wainmans Pinnacle (salt)

                                                          The Hitching Stone 

                                               The Bath in the Hitching Stone...
 

Fairburn

Cattle Egret , Little Egret , Shoveler , Gadwall , Marsh Harrier , Red Kite , Sparrowhawk , Kestrel , Buzzard , Swallow (2) , Cettis Warbler and Migrant Hawker ,Peacock , Large White...

Walshaw Dean

 Sparrowhawk x 1

Kestrel x 9 

Buzzard x 6

Peregrine x 1 

Barn Owl x 2

Swallow x 7

Grey Partridge x 2

Stonechat  x 6

Raven x 2

Hens x 3/4

Hoopoe in Leeds

 

The Dales

                                               Great Whernside

                                            Little Whernside

                                                       3 Peaks

                                                     Fox Moth

                                                       Scar House and Angram Reservoirs

                                                  Cairn on Great Whernside and 3 Peaks in the distance

Red Kite x 5 , Merlin x 1 , Kestrel x 2 , Raven x 2 , Buzzard x 3 , Wheatear x 2 and plenty Mipits

28th Sept 2020

A walk up to top Whiteholme reservoir ,was very quiet for most of the time but the last Rowan before the dam wall was busy with , 2 Ring Ouzel , 2 Goldcrest , 4 Chaffinch , 1 Chiffchaff , 3 Blackbird (1 all jet black beak  looked continental) , Robin , Great Tit ,6 Mistle Thrush and a very grey continental looking Song Thrush...Also seen 4 Buzzard , 4 Kestrel , 2 Barn Owl , 4 Stonechat , 3 Teal , 70 + Red Grouse, 1 Tawny Owl at Widdop Gate  and a few Meadow Pipits . Grey Heron at Hollas Bridge today.... 
 

Out and about/....

 Ringstone held a Ringed Plover , 4 Cormorants..and the usual species , a quick look at the Black Redstart on Soil Hill and the up on the tops , 2/3 HH , Wheatear , 10 Stonechats ,15 Mistle Thrush , 4 Goldies  and a beautiful Barn Owl

Ringstone and Lower Gorple

                                                     White Wag on the cricket pitch this morning

 So good to get up to Ringstone  this morning a real autumn feel....

Cormorant x 2

Great Crested Grebe x 3

Snipe x 6

Ringed Plover x 1 juv

Common Sandpiper x 1

Ruff x 1 fly over calling

Lapwing x 6

Teal x 4 

Buzzard x 1

Chiffchaff x 3

Long tailed Tit x 5

Robin x 2 

Pied Wag x 2

Meadow Pipit x 4

                                             Photo NCD

Lower Gorple....

A fantastic Hobby hunting Pipits and Wagtails along the dam wall , Buzzard , Merlin , first Widgeon of the  autumn ,a craking White Wagtail , Mistle Thrush , Stonechat  and a few Swallows heading south...

Long - tailed Blue

 Another trip down sarf to see my 59th species in the UK, a very common species in Europe but mega rare here in the UK..Long -tailed Blue x 7 , Common Blue x 5 , Wall Brown x 2 , Small Copper x 3 , Small Heath x 2 , Red Admiral x 2.....

Frankly...............

 Having worked all weekend I was very pleased to catch up with the Franklins Gull near Redcar Tarn today....

Early September catch upi

Thank you from BC £75.00 donation from sale of moth report...nice

Ogden on Thusrday , 3 Great Crested Grebe , 2 Cormorant , 1 juv Green Woodpecker , 1 Barn Owl hunting in the newly planted  trees very close to main car park.
On the hills produced a very interesting pale/albino / Hen Harrier looked large like a female but white..? 2 Barn Owls hunting and plenty Swallows and Meadow Pipits on the move.....

Up to 9 Pied Wags on the Cricket pitch , 2 Buzzards most days , Sparrowhawk , 5 House martin on Friday and plenty Swallows south...

10th September....Ringstone....3 Teal  , 2 great crested and 2 Little Grebe , 1 fem Sparrowhawk , 15 BH and 2 LB Gull , 6 Swallows , 5 Siskin , 2 Bullfinch and 4 mallard...

2nd Sept

 A flock of 80 + Goldfinch , 1 Chifchaff , 5 Swallows south , this very smart Sparrowhawk and the local Stag Roe Deer............1 Large White was all i could find.....