Today's Wildlife Encounter

[wharfeego]

No definitely Mandarins wharfee. There are quite a few Goodander on the Wharfe but less of these escapee ducks Males are extremely hansome, females drab

just checkin your bird id skills DT

[Derby Tup]

just checkin your bird id skills DT

Now then wharfee

Nice day yesterday at Thrusscross Res. Saw several buzzards, a red kite, sparrow hawk, loads of oystercatchers and curlew and a pair of Stonechat

[wharfeego]

first pair of wheatears on Long Preston moor yesterday.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...tear/index.asp

[IanDarkpeak]

lots of birds today curlew, lap wings, a pair of Buzzards by Back tor. I got to the other end of lady bowyer to see lots of Wooley anaraks, tea cosies, binoculars and monoculars there was a twitch on!!! I asked and a pair of Goshawks were pointed out to me, cool....

coming back over Back Tor later I saw what I'm presuming was another Curlew but this seemed huge and was much greyer. very long downward curling beak?

[jodg]

coming back over Back Tor later I saw what I'm presuming was another Curlew but this seemed huge and was much greyer. very long downward curling beak?

Oh, that'll be a great lesser spotted pied song nuthatch twistler. V rare!

Sounds like you had an ace run. Chomping at the bit to get out - left in charge of the office. Plus my missus is away til Friday.

[wharfeego]

oh, That'll Be A Great Lesser Spotted Pied Song Nuthatch Twistler...

Great Tit!

[daz h]

Saw two rats dash out from under a bin at Mcdonalds drive through on the A50 at Uttoxeter this morning at 6.00am
Still had a latte though

[wharfeego]

First Swallow of the year...last Monday...30th March...near Helwith Bridge... p'raps it was training for the 3 peaks?

Chiffchaff singing at Barley today.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...haff/index.asp

[Derby Tup]

First Swallow of the year...last Monday...30th March...near Helwith Bridge... p'raps it was training for the 3 peaks?

Went for a walk on Monday evening from Barden Bridge hoping to see some Sand Martins but no luck. Saw what I think might have been a Woodcock fly over as I got back to my car just as it was getting dark.

[IanDarkpeak]

Back from skiing where we saw loads of Alpine chuffs, A woodpecker down in the valley,
a huge Bird of Prey which could only have been a Golden Eagle it was high in the sky floating on the thermals. I've seen loads of eagles around cham in summer but this was the first I've seen this early in the season. A Chamois (spelt correctly I hope) near Les Houches