Swalesmoor & Shibden Valley

    SWALESMOOR.
    Decided to stay local during the last couple of days
    and took a walk around Swalesmoor and Shibden
    Valley, my first encounter were 8 House Sparrows
    which was nice as not seen many about recently this
    was at the bottom of Ringby lane where there was also
    a Chaffinch and a coal Tit nr the feeders, further up the
    hill were lots of Meadow  Pipits and a bird with them
    that was a bit lighter and had a shorter bill, it may have
    been a Juvenile or maybe not.
   
    First half hour was great but the next hour there was
    apart from 2 Pied Wagtail in the roadside fields,
    Had Lane was quiet apart from watching an aerial
    duel between a Crow and a Kestrel which was enjoyable
    to watch with the Kes making the better moves, further
    on the path I had a quick chat with a metal detector, he
    was a nice fella and said he'd found 2 Georgian coins
    after that I set off home.

   SHIBDEN VALLEY.
   Started off so quiet on a dull and and bad light day so
   to veer off the path and up towards the woods where
   Long Tailed Tit, Robin, Blue Tits, and Willow Warbler
   were seen, also a Heron which surprised me and the
   highlight of the day was a Red Kite flying over but
   didn't report it as I'd left my phone at home that's 2
   Kites Ive seen local in the last couple of weeks.