Skipton and Foreside Lane, Denholme to Bradshaw

2 Curlew over the house was a nice surprize as we left home for Skipton this morning.

Skipton:

A visit to the Skipton shops this morning but first we had a short walk through Skipton Woods.

Another very sunny, but cool, day.

Birds:

2 Pr.Grey Wagtail, A few Nuthatch, Song Thrush and a Song Thrush on a nest was about it.

Oh! and Maid Marrion.

Foreside Lane to Bradshaw:

14:30 - 17:00

Sue dropped me at Foreside Lane on our way home from Skipton.
Cool but very sunny. I thought I'd noticed some South in the wind direction at one point, but maybe I was imagining it?

I went home via Back Lane, The Plantation, Coal Lane, Ned Hill Track, Percy and Taylor Lane.
I enjoyed a brief chat with Larry D. on Taylor Lane.

Birds:

Always something interesting on the Foreside Lane to Ogden Back Lane path.

First bird up was a mega distant Wheatear.
A good number of Curlew about including a pair mating.
Lots of Meadow Pipit, Lapwing, Skylark.
Pr. Reed Bunting - always great to see.
A Snipe flushed silently as I negotiated the big bog field.

I'm just designing some lightweight, bio-degradable, disposable Galoshes to lob over me boots for my next visit here after rain.

Partridge:

A pr. Partridge flushed from nearby, early on, fairly silently without a call.
A second pr. Partridge ran away to hide in the reeds a little further along.
I guess I got both Grey and Red Legged here, but they are off too quick to get a photo, alas.

Ogden Back Lane, Plantation:

Coal Tit, Stock Dove, Curlew.

Coal Lane - Ned Hill Track - Home:

Pr. Pheasant, Stock Dove, c10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Kestrel, Greenfinch.
Little Owl.

At the bottom of the Bonnet I eyeballed a very distant pr. Buzzard. very high > West, leisurely.

So a Pr. Curlew to start the day and a pr. Buzzard to end - not bad for Bradshaw Lane.

Skipton:

Foreside Lane to Bradshaw:

Spot the Snipe