Friday 10 April 2020

South to Shibden Head

1015-1135 hrs. Corporal Lane area: 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 singing Skylark. Pr Canada ditto Mall Dullard at Green Lane pond.
Shibden: Goldfinches, 1 each Bullfinch, Jay, Song Thrush & GSW. Pr Chaffinch, 2 Nuthatch, c90 Jackdaw.


There were 8 singing Chiffchaff & 4 singing Willow Warbler. The WW pictured above gave me the runaround big style and wouldn't show it's head.
A single raptor was seen - Kestrel and a Curlew flow over Catherine Slack calling loudly (been a while since I seen Cath, hope she's ok).

DW got good views of the Ring Ouzel in Ropey Lane but made a brilliant tactical master stroke and let his camera have some time off 😁.

Good to have a pr Greenfinch singing from the trees over the back yard.