Sunday, July 02, 2006

Update

To fill you in on my sightings over the last 2 weeks since I moved upto Widdop Rd, Little Owl sightings - 1 on walls between Slack bottom and Lea Wood, 1 near the farm before the Packhorse Pub (Ridge), 1 Crimsworth Dean by the ruined farm. Tawny Owl near StoneShay gate widdop rd. c5 Linnets Slack Common. In the Garden, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, House Sparrows, Dunnock, Blue and Great tit's upto 4 juv Blue's and 3 juv Great's. Sparrowhawk, Rook, Carrion crow and Jackdaw's, Chaffinch, 3 GS Woodpecker incl 2 juvs, Collard dove. Pheasant female with 3 juv's in fields in front of house. Also cuckoo calling.

A walk up Whiteholme and Lighthazzles the other week produced the following, 1 adult Redshank with 2 juv's (photo's to follow), Curlew x 2, Skylark x 3, Meadow pipit, Pied Wagtail, Mallard and Wheatear male (my first in calderdale since we where working on the hide.) c6 Twite - 2 colour ringed (red,black,white and red over BTO on right leg also yellow,white,red).

Also had Green woodpecker calling up Crimsworth dean.

Hopefully now I'll be able to keep upto date.

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