26 march 2020

Green withens

Lapwing 2
Curlew 2
Golden plover 1
Goosander m/f
Mallard 6
Canada goose -
Reed bunting 7
Meadow pipit  -
Skylark -
Wood pigeon 2 sw
Pied wagtail 9
Carrion crow 1
Twite 1

Middle of nowhere perfect

Typical yorkshire spring morning clear skies beautiful sunrise but we all woke to a new way of life
My boss called me at 7 saying don't come in so what to do? "The with"
After pegging out the washing I set off

Really nice visit

Carrion crow 4
Meadow pipit 23
Skylark 7
Wren 2
Pied wagtail 4
Twite 2
Canada goose /
Goosander 2 m/f
Curlew 2
Golden plover 3 singing in flight so close for around 10 minutes fantastic

Didn't see another person love it

Take care everyone and be responble for yourselfs and others especially

Spring arrives

Interesting a dog walk this morning around mytholmroyd resulted in a very nice singing chiffchaff on the allotments by redacre wood 
Whilst driving through pike end near the shooting hut 2 wheatears 
Green withens had 2 ring ouzels at the rear of the depot but very little else though nice to skylark singing 

You never know when

Had an eye test this morning and had arranged to meet my wife (separated) and go round the charity shops in Shipley
With a hour to kill I thought I would drive to the with and then pick her up
Pulling off the m62 lots of crows flying around seemed to be mobbing something,all of sudden a female sparrowhawk  is diving into the plantation
One of the most common raptors finally on the list

Hoping

Really foggy this morning, at times less than 50m visibility
2 meadow pipits
1 dipper
1 reed bunting
1 carrion crow

Chav city

This year I've been mostly going around dawn and it's been great, peace and quiet and birds but yesterday I visited around midday
Quad bikes and really vicious looking dog, I have a dog but still if you can only walk it in the middle of nowhere then it shouldn't  exist
So headed back to the van
So around the depot

Wren 1
Carrion crow 2
Kestrel 1

Learning

No sign of anything just a few pipits going sw. By the time I got to the pump house I was feeling deflated, after some coffee I headed back the mist was starting to set in,the tops where covered and for 15 minutes the birds came
56 lapwing
Bh gull 65
Herring gull 6
Gbb gull 1
Skylark 2

Yesterday's reed buntings where still present and made a move I watched as they all moved to the head of the valley fed on thistles before flying off over the moor amazing
Don't think of reed bunts migrating