Monday 7th September a.m.
A bright start to the day with early morning sunshine with a temperature of 12°C, clouding over though during my walk. It was a quiet start to the walk with only a couple of common species seen until I got past the old railway bridge where things livened up.Here was a mixed flock of birds including
Blue Tit,LT Tit &
Willow Warbler, then further along the track was a charm of
Goldfinch.
With the Goldfinch there was a couple of
Siskin also feeding on the Thistle seeds, which has been noted on nearby Soil Hill recently. Further along as I looked over Doe Park Reservoir a bird appeared in a nearby tree, it was a
Whinchat, not seen one for sometime, I think it was a female though looking a little untidy.The bird moved down to some of the vegetation for a couple of snaps before flying off into a tree some distance away.I took the path down to the edge of the reservoir which was very quiet apart from a
Cormorant & a
Moorhen. Then I re-located the Whinchat getting a few more pics in the tree & lower in the Thistles.I started heading back & saw a
Grey Wagtail, it had a rose colour to its chest which I've not noticed before with this species.Walking back through the Clough a
Kestrel,Jays &
Swallows were seen.N.P.
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| female Whinchat |
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| Whinchat on the Thistles |
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| Goldfinch on the Thistle seeds |
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| Siskin & Goldfinch |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Looking back through Denholme Clough |
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| Denholme Clough 7/9/15 |
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