Ringby Lane /Top and Hollingworth Lake

A busy day today with a visit by me to Swalesmoor this morning and we both pushed Emma around Hollingworth Lake early afternoon plus a visit to Sue's dad's at Skircoat late afternoon.

Ringby Lane /Top.

9:30 - 11:30.

A cool calm sunny morning with 6 degrees of heat to start with.
Quite a pleasant birding stroll, if you ignore the mud, here.

As I started up the main track a 'sizeable' Raptor flew leisurely overhead pursued by 2 Corvid.
It seemed to have a white band at the base of it's tail.
I just manged a picture of it from behind, as it disappeared.
Sparrowhawk(?).


c30 Small Gulls knocking about.
c40 Lapwing.
Lots of Meadow Pipit (c40) to search through for Snow Bunt but no joy there.
A few, 6 or so, Pied Wagtail.
Distant Red Legged Partridge on the path ahead.
A Stonechat, distant, perched on a plant for a mo.
A flyover of , possibly, a calling Skylark - not sure though.

Buzzard and a few Goldfinch.

A Raven was being mobbed by the resident Corvid contingent - but it did not seems to bothered, rolling with the punches!

A large Bee flew past.

An interesting couple of hours out on a pleasant morning.

Hollingworth Lake.

A quick circuit of Hollingworth Lake where the sun had gone home so Emma who feels the cold was hurried around the Lake.
The water is now a long way from the path in places.
Notices explain that this is for maintenance.

I did take my bins and camera and I have posted a few pictures.

Birds (or some of 'em):

Canada Geese, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull. Lapwing.
At least 6 Great Crested Grebe.
c10 Teal on the Bird Hide Pond.
c15 Cormorant. Mallard. Moorhen.
Goosander.

A Peregrine Falcon was on the Dean Clough chimney as we came home.

Ringby Lane/Top:

Sparrowhawk (?) - size comparison.

Hollingworth Lake:

Dean Clough