Fore Lane – Sowerby Bridge

This week-end we were kept occupied with Emma and Abigail with visits to Sowerby Bridge and Shibden Park.

An early visit to White Windows ,Sowerby Bridge, this morning was rewarded with a singing Chiffchaff.

Shibden Park held the usual birds but no gulls – I guess the gulls will be away for a while.

A cheeky , nervous Heron was trying to pinch some duck bread during a relatively quiet spell. It soon vamoosed with a big floppy wing display when people showed up though.

A half hour spent in the gardens of White Windows late afternoon was rewarded with a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.

There are some interesting “Woodpecker holes” in the gardens here.

Also in the gardens were a Long Tailed Tit and 2 others birds that I thought were Song Thrush, but, after lightening the photos I think they are Redwing.

They did not hang about, just allowing 2 Photos.

 Also here were a few Blackbirds, Blue Tits and Robins.

Just as we were leaving a Sparrowhawk soared high to the South West.