Saturday 23rd April a.m.
A chilly morning with a temperature of 4°C as we started a walk on the moorland above Riddlesden at Whetstone Gate but the sun was shinning.We had met up with other BOG members,one of the first birds we saw was a
Wheatear on a wall in the distance. We saw good numbers of
Red Grouse and
Meadow Pipits throughout the walk,
Golden Plover were heard calling & we later saw a couple of them as they changed position.Another bird heard calling was the
Curlew and several were seen,
Greylags were also moving around the moorland.We saw a pair of
Stonechats and later a second pair were seen also a couple of
Linnets flew past.It was also good to see
Snipe and in the distanace a
SEO was seen flying as were a couple of
Kestrels, one being chased by
Lapwings.Lower down
Swallows, Pied Wagtail,Goldfinch,Mistle & Song Thrush were all seen.
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| Lapwing |
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| Red Grouse |
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| Whetstone Gate and Moorland 23/4/2016 |
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