sunday 6th november............warm

usual walk around siddal, bank top and town
a fantastic day weather wise been so warm for the time of year,the red admiral i saw at bank top would testify.
birds were very quiet 60+ common gulls in fields on coal pit lane though 3 lesser black backed gulls flew east,usual wrens by kitsons garden center.green woodpecker on beacon hill.
bailey hall bank had decent tit flock but little else. the hebble from nestle to paris gates had 4 grey wagtails and a dipper.




also
there is a good pied wagtail roost at tesco's in king cross with 35+ roosting in the trees by the car wash shed

Archaic Head

Southowram

the above is the 'archaic head' at southowram on pinnar lane 

http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/localhistory/glimpse-past/architecture/archaic-head.html

http://lowercalderlegends.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/archaic-stone-heads/

Bailey Hall Bank

steps

last few days

been very quite here the last few days, the thrushes seemed to have moved on. the main highlight was a peregrine over siddal on wednesday about 200yds from the house.
6 meadow pipits and 1 skylark still around coal pit lane along with 60+ common gulls.
good numbers of redpolls 57 at elland gp on thursday.

ive just finished compiling my yorkshire list....317 not bad

bank top am

pleasant walk around bank top this morning

grey partridge 12
skylark 1
meadow pipit 6
redwing 56
common gull 64
grey wagtail 2
pied wagtail 1
jay 1

Green Withens

1600-1800

fieldfare & redwings mixed flocks totalling approx 300

kestrel 2

reed bunting 1

meadow pipit 4

wren 1

black headed gull 147 west

red grouse 4

grey partridge 3

pied wagtail 37 roosting

great northern diver at ringstone

saw a lone bird diving on the res this afternoon on the way home, pulled over and checked a adult summer great northern diver!

glad it was still there later for ncd and djs to see,photos by ncd

weekend update

2 grey wagtails peoples park

sunday 9th october

Green Withens

grey partridge 2

meadow pipit 16

carrion crow 2

Walshaw

crossbill 14

redwing 26

buzzard 1

kestrel 1

red grouse 2

books for sale

i have a large collection of bird books which im looking to sell,along with periodicals such as complete volumes of early birding world (1-5) british birds 1989-1991, yorkshire birding vols 1-7

i will publish a full list in the next few days