We had a trip out to Skipton with a disappointing
detour to Hellifield Flash today.
After a look around the Skipton shops we took a walk
along the canal near Niffnay Bridge.
It was a very hot and sunny afternoon and the birds
were, mostly, hiding under a very well camouflaged parasol.
The ones that did pop out were few and far between,
but we did get to see a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk.
There were of 40+ Oystercatcher knocking about, one
group of 25.
Also in the fields 10 Mute Swan and on the tow path
a pr. Mute Swan aggressively ‘defending’ their young from innocent passers by –
like US!
Other birds included a few Curlew, a couple of
Willow Warbler (even most of the WW were too hot to sing) and 2 Great Spotted
Woodpecker.
Hellifield Flash – normally well worth a look was
decidedly mundane.
There were 20+ Oystercatcher, 10+ Large Gulls (all Lesser Black-backed Gull no doubt!!),
Lapwing, Curlew, Moorhen, Coot and a Shelduck with 2 offspring.
Robin of the day
Cropped from the picture above this one
Cropped from the picture above this one
Hellifield Flash
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