Saturday 2nd August a.m.
A dull start to the day but some sunny spells later in the morning with a temperature of 14°C. A quiet walk through the Clough the highlight being a Great Spotted Woodpecker, others included Canadas, Willow Warbler, Stock Dove, Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, Jay & Robin.
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| GSW |
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| Wren |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Stock Dove |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Stock Doves, Denholme Clough 2/8/2025 |
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 |
Monday 28th July a.m.
Some sunny spells during my long walk with a set off temperature of 14°C as I went over Hewenden Viaduct there were six Swifts flying around. There were a couple of Mute Swans & Cormorants on the res with a mixture of Gulls. When I reached Doe Park Res there was a Grey Wagtail & Cormorant. At the top end of the res there was some Canadas grazing on the area left by the low level of water. Towards Denholme Clough there was a Redstart, Whitethroats, Willow Warblers & Robin. As I headed back there were a couple of Buzzards and c35 Swallows on overhead lines.
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| Redstart |
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| Buzzard |
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| Canadas |
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| Cormorant |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Doe Park Res |
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| Doe Park Res 28/7/2025 |
Friday 25th July a.m.
A lovely sunny morning with a temperature of 14°C, plenty of birds here as usual with Astley Lake being the best spot. Spoonbills, Little Egrets were distant and still in sleeping mode, several Common Terns and a Little Grebe. There were half a dozen Swifts high up & c50 Lapwings on the new areas created last Autumn. A walk round the Western Reed Bed added Cetti's Warbler, Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Buzzard, Gt Crested Grebe, Shoveler & Pochard. On returning to Astley I spotted a Common Sandpiper & there were four Avocets now visible. Always good to chat with other birders and a couple of guys with scopes were able to put me on to very distant Black-tailed Godwitt & a Green Sandpiper. The spoonbills were more active so I could get a distant picture to round off a good morning.
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| Avocet |
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| Little Egret |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Spoonbill |
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| Common Tern |
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| GC Grebe |
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| GC Grebe juvenile |
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| Kestrel |
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| Spoonbills at Swillington Ings 25/7/2025 |
