Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Splatcher]

Two buzzards hanging out in the wheat stubble yesterday morning. A flock of lapwings in the same field this morning. I love birdwatching when you don't even need to get out of bed to do it! To be fair I did see birds when I was out running with the dog too. A sparrowhawk flew close past us by the edge of the woods, & there was a pair of little egrets by the Weaver. It's a good time of year for birdwatching.

[noel]

Two buzzards quite close overhead on Hammerton Knowl near Wildboarclough, then a dipper flying up Clough Brook. I'm looking forward to hearing lapwings again.

[Derby Tup]

Oystercatchers are back in Wharfedale along with skylarks :thumbup: I'm fairly certain we saw two jack snipe yesterday too up above Kettlewell

[Hes]

Mountain hares in their winter coats on our high peak marathon recce today. I'm chuffed to bits, have been wanting to see them for years. I was told they were common in the peak district but never believed that we'd see them or so many! here are a couple of rather bad photos.

[Derby Tup]

Nice sightings Hes :thumbup:

[that_fjell_guy]

Oystercatchers back on the site where I work. Fair few Barn Owls about during daylight. I saw one on my way home off-nights, then one tonight on my way home from Keswick and another when at work. Our lass has seen a few on her travels too.

[Rodders]

Skylarks ascending over Standedge above Marsden this morning. A curlew calling too. Spring is springing.

[Derby Tup]

A tawny owl woke me up this morning around 5 a.m. t'wooing

[Hes]

Oystercatchers are back on the Ure too DT. Saw a barn owl yesterday evening and was making a cuppa just now and looked out of the window to see a goldcrest pecking about in my apple trees.

[Derby Tup]

Great news Hes

Eight species of wader seen over weekend in Seaton: dunlin, redshank, barwit, blackwit, curlew, common sand, lapwing and oystercatcher. Also shellduck, teal, widgeon, LTT, greenfinch, goldfinch, little egret and coot :thumbup: