Thursday, 1 May 2014

Knaresborough Birkham Woods Goldsboro April 2014


Monday 26th April 2014

Knaresborough-Birkham Woods Area

Woods full of bluebells.
Birds Seen: 4M 1F Blackcap.6 Willow Warbler. 6 Chiffchaff. Buzzard. Whitethroat. Yellow Hammer. M/F Bullfinch. Song Thrush. Mistle Thrush. Grey Heron. GSW seen drumming.
Dipper and a solitary BHG.

Wednesday 28th April 2014.

Morning - Knaresborough – Goldsboro’ short walk.

River Nidd: Grey Heron. Dipper.
Lanes/Crop fields: Yellow Wagtail. Very nervy Whitethroat. Linnet.
C30 Sand Martin looking for a nesting site in newly dug soil where a farm track had been deepened – only 1 ½ Metres above ground?
C20 Swallow.

Afternoon: - Birkham Woods.
Grey Wagtail. LTT. 3 GSW . Tree Creeper. The Tree Creeper was silhouetted in front of a tree where a GSW was calling – though I’d got a LSW ‘till I got the bins on it.

M Blackcap. Jay. BHG. Moorhen.












4 comments:

  1. A really good haul there, especially the two yellow 'uns.

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  2. Great photos John, a long time since I had Yellowhammer.

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  3. It would be a great day if one was spotted on Soil Hill!

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  4. Great to see the pictures of the Yellow Hammers & Sand Martins.

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