Harden Moor

 Sunday 16th April a.m.

A cloudy morning with a temperature of 9°C for my first visit this year to Harden Moor where Curlew were moving around and a Skylark sang high in the sky.  Good to see a Barn Owl, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers were up singing, others were Song Thrush and Reed Bunting.

Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Dowley Gap

 Sunday 2nd April a. m.

A dull cloudy start to the morning with a temperature of 6°C as I walked alongside the canal at Dowley Gap.  There were 10 Greylags at the side of the canal, as I walked across the viaduct a Chiffchaff was singing which I spotted a while later.  In to Hirst wood there were 4 Jays seen, a GSW was drumming and there were a few Nuthatches and was able to ID a Swallow with several other hirundines flying above the wood. On thr River Aire there was a Mandarin, others seen were Gt Tit, Wren, LT Tit & Robin.

Mandarin

Nuthatch

Wren

Chiffchaff

Great Tit