NIK III
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Hi All,
Birds like Pied Flycatcher and Wood Warbler are not common in my part of the world, but there are pockets of them. A few days ago, on impulse I just put the gear in the car and went to Strid Woods. It was warm sunny weather and half term. Sorry Strid Woods is full. Well not really but it was very busy with families enjoying summer walks and picnics. These birds can best be seen from a narrow path along a steep sided ravine about 70 feet above the River Wharfe. I thought better of blocking the path with my tripod and just settled on a walk taking a few scenic pics.
Yesterday I went back, was there for 7am, and had the place to myself for a short while. There's not much of a story to the day other than I walked most of the woodland and riverside trails. I caught up with my target birds and saw a few more as well. Bird of the day had to be Woodcock. It was just there as I turned a corner on the high trail, 7 yards away on the path preening. I'll list the species I saw, but thought you might like to see some pics. The ruins are Bolton Abbey. It's near Ilkley of bar t'at fame.
Blackbird, Blackcap, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff (sound only), Coal Tit, Common Sandpiper, Curlew (sound only), Dipper, Great Tit, Grey Wagtail, Heron, Jackdaw, Mallard, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Pied Flycatcher, Pied Wagtail, Redstart, Robin, Sand Martin, Song Thrush (sound only), Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow, Swift, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler, Woodcock, Wood Warbler, Wren.
Birds like Pied Flycatcher and Wood Warbler are not common in my part of the world, but there are pockets of them. A few days ago, on impulse I just put the gear in the car and went to Strid Woods. It was warm sunny weather and half term. Sorry Strid Woods is full. Well not really but it was very busy with families enjoying summer walks and picnics. These birds can best be seen from a narrow path along a steep sided ravine about 70 feet above the River Wharfe. I thought better of blocking the path with my tripod and just settled on a walk taking a few scenic pics.
Yesterday I went back, was there for 7am, and had the place to myself for a short while. There's not much of a story to the day other than I walked most of the woodland and riverside trails. I caught up with my target birds and saw a few more as well. Bird of the day had to be Woodcock. It was just there as I turned a corner on the high trail, 7 yards away on the path preening. I'll list the species I saw, but thought you might like to see some pics. The ruins are Bolton Abbey. It's near Ilkley of bar t'at fame.
Blackbird, Blackcap, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff (sound only), Coal Tit, Common Sandpiper, Curlew (sound only), Dipper, Great Tit, Grey Wagtail, Heron, Jackdaw, Mallard, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Pied Flycatcher, Pied Wagtail, Redstart, Robin, Sand Martin, Song Thrush (sound only), Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow, Swift, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler, Woodcock, Wood Warbler, Wren.
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