Lockdown Pic's

 With the lockdown being on Ive stuck to what's
 happening in the garden and back fields and reports
 of things happening around and about.

  Grey Heron flying low over town and Claremount
  then took a sharp right towards Shibden Park at one
  point I thought it was going to hit my window,
  Red Kite was reported over Swalesmoor towards
  Shibden but I didn't catch it going over which was a
  shame, Kestrel was hunting over Claremount Hill.

  Garden had Gold, Green, Bull and Chaffinch, Blue
  and Great Tit, Dunnock and Blackbird, Starling and
  Corvids and Pigeons and a nice surprise was the visit
  of a Linnet into the garden. butterflies and bee's also
  have been seen. Green Woodpecker was flying across
  and yaffling and the Skylarks were singing well in the
  back field.

Freezing Cold Walk

    Had a look around late afternoon until 6 o'clock in
    a freezing cold wind, Fly Flatts felt like I was in the
    Arctic it was bitter, and Ive never seen so many
    walkers you can tell the pubs are shut.
    Found 12 Golden Plover but very flighty, jumping
    from 1 field to another everytime I caught up with
    them, 20+ Lapwings and lots of Starlings, no sign
    of Ring Ouzels and no sign of Osprey that I had
    dreams of seeing, a couple of Curlews landed on
    beach and what looked like a Redshank, a lot of
    Canada's were up there, a Red Grouse was heard
    and a Skylark flew up for 2 minutes before realising
    it was too windy, I then took a drive around hoping
    to see some Owls but only managed a Little Owl but
    did manage to spot 5 Roe Deer which was a bonus.

   

Ring Ouzel at Fly Flatts

  Took a trip up to Fly Flatts to see the Ring Ouzel
  that had been seen up there, in fact there were 2
  while I was there and heard later that 4 had been
  seen, lots of Fieldfare reported up that way but I
  didn't see any, a bogey bird for me this year Ive
  had no luck at all apart from at a distance.
  I got up to a spotting place but was very distant
  but still glad I got to see the birds, also a Wheatear
  was seen, a few birders were up there spotting as
  well. I didn't get much photography done as grumpy
  Dave P was up there and he always makes me laugh,
  hes a proper character so I was too busy laughing than
  clicking, Andy C popped up for 5 minutes and Brian S
  was seen down by the lake with his dogs and we got a
  wave off of him, He's got some cracking pics of the bird
  on his blog. Curlew was seen and heard, a few Meadow
  Pipit were about and what could of been a Snow Bunting
  but will have to stay as a possible.
  Garden had Gold, Green, Bull and Chaffinch, Dunnock,
  Blackbird, Blue & Great Tit and a Robin.

 

                                          These Ring Ouzels are from last year

Cold Edge & Castle Carr Walk

Had  a walk around Cold Edge Dams and Castle Carr Rd
today, got up to Cold Edge and no parking allowed anymore
so drove up to the boat lake to see what was about, lots of
Stonechats but too fast to get a pic, Meadow Pipits and a
Oystercatcher were seen and a few random Emu's, I then
set off to Wainstalls to park up and have a walk around well
that was after I took a wrong turning and got lost and ended
up in a farmers driveway, eventually got to Wainstall's and
the first birds I saw and heard were Curlew which was then
followed by a soaring Buzzard so a good start to the walk,
also a Little Owl was on a large stone, up at the Dam were
2 Goldeneye, 4 Tufted Duck, a GreyHeron, a Kestrel hunting
and a Buzzard flew low over the lake, a couple of Pipits were
dancing between the rocks which I was hoping was a Rock
Pipit but now believe it was a Meadow Pipit after a natter  to
Dave.S., I then went to look at the geese 60+ Canada's,
2 Greylags and single Barnacle were in the field. Oh and a
Skylark flushed while walking back to the car, and some
Frogspawn.

Garden had Robin, Dunnock, Gold & Bullfinch, Blackbirds
still fighting and 5 Starling.