Thursday 31st July a.m.
A walk along the fringe of the village below Harden Moor with a temperature of 14°C and some good sunny spells. Started off well with an Oystercatcher & Curlew, a bit further along a Red-legged Partridge was keeping a low profile with it's chicks. A Jay was making some noise as was a juvenile Green Woodpecker, a small puddle on the path was attracting birds for a drink, including a Siskin. Further along there were several birds including Willow Warblers with juveniles, Whitethroats, Coal Tit and a olive green bird which I got a couple of pictures of. After looking at them it turned out to be a Wood Warbler which is a lifer for me, plenty Butterflies to see as well.
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| Wood Warbler |
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| Green Woodpecker juvenile |
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| Jay |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Curlew |
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| Red-legged Partridge |
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| RL Partridge chicks |
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| Siskin |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Small Copper |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| Wall Brown |
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| Willow Warblers, Cullingworth 31/7/2025 |
Some great birds there Nigel. Wood Warbler is very special. Still awaiting a local one... seen them at Bolton Abbey yonks ago.John
ReplyDeleteThanks John, I was lucky but very happy with a Wood Warbler.
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