Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Hartshead & Bradley Hall

Hartshead:
2 male Yellowhammers; 100+ Woodpigeons; Whitethroat taking food into hedgerow;
2 Little Owls - hardly any spotting or streaking on head and front - possibly juvs;
Buzzard being mobbed by Crows over woodland.
Bradley Hall area:
2 male and 1 female Yellowhammers; 6 Pheasants; 20+ Swallows and c10 House Martins;
1 Little Owl - much like the Hartshead birds - another juv ?

3 comments:

Jeff Cox said...

Was the Little Owl at Bradley Hall within our recording area Mike? If so could you please let me know location in a little more detail? Thanks

David Sutcliffe said...

You seem to be getting some good records from up that area Mike. Pleased the Yellowhammers are still around. Wonder if Corn Bunting is a possibility up there?!

Mike Stead said...

Yes Jeff,both sites are just within our area:
Kirklees hall estate -stone wall/barn just West of the Kirklees Way by Nun Brook.
Bradley Hall - barn next to railway line, and just North of the entry into waste site at Bradley Park (not the renovated Bradley Hall Farm).