Sunday 4 February 2018

√Coach Road Lightcliffe & Coley / Priestely Green Area

Coach Road - Lightcliffe

10:25 - 12:45

With snow on the local fields I decided to take a look at Coach Road - Lightcliffe.

A Pr. Heron flew over as I drove up Bradshaw Lane.

A solitary Redwing was in the trees at the top of the track.
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers flew, calling and chasing each other towards the Church.
(Maybe to sort a date for the wedding next month).

Then a chance meeting with Dave F. made for some very pleasant company for an hour or so.

3 further Great Spotted Woodpecker flew over.
Nuthatch were calling with at least 4 seen.

Cormorant ,Treecreeper and  a Green Woodpecker (probably a Female) were also seen.

Also about 3 Goldcrest.

On the return leg a Jay hiding nuts in a tree, c10 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush and a fly past of c12 Fieldfare.

Coley & Priestley Green.
13:00 - 14:45

A walk down the track to  the Norwood Green road and right through Priestly Green with a left down the bridleway towards the A58 and back.

Birds:-

3 Mistle Thrush, House Sparrow, 12 Redwing, Treecreeper.
Possible Stock Dove.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker called then a Pr. GSW flew off from nearby.

Lots of circling Gulls with one calling loudly.

Beyond my capabilities to Id them I'm afraid.

I did take a video, for the call , but the Gulls moved overhead making it awkward to keep the camera on the gulls with bending me neck bone in half.
The traffic didn't help either.

A distant Sparrowhawk was soaring in the gloom.

I tried to video the Sparrowhawk but it proved difficult in the gloom with bushes getting in on the scene.


A pr. Buzzard were seen on the return leg.

A good outing and some very enjoyable chat.



































3 comments:

  1. Well done - some nice bits in the Sp Hk video John. Like the Jay photo's as well and gull video looks like B Headed and Common G's. Keep up the good work.

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  2. Great stuff John, one of my bogey birds is the Green Woodpecker, I would love to get a decent pic of one

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  3. Thanks Dave's.
    I thought Common/BHG but the 4th pic down bird looked very very big, although the head marking is BHG - strange how size seems to change with different lighting etc.
    Only my second Green Woodpecker this year - Peregrine is ONE of my bogie birds.
    Thanks for the comments.

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