It was grey and damp this morning but a grapevine text from DJB , of a Redstart seen by him along Taylor Lane, was about to brighten the job up a lot!
Having got the text I left Abi and Sue baking Flapjack and hurried out of the house.
Thankfully DJB had remined in-situ until I got to where the Redstart was.
It was a good job he stayed too, because the bird was very flighty and difficult to see mostly.
It did venture onto the lawn now and again but no sooner had in dropped down it popped back up into the conifers again.
I did get some photos - not brilliant by any means!
Whilst we were watching the Redstart I spotted a Kestrel, which added one to DJB's impressive daily tally.
He then trumped by Kestrel by spotting a Red Kite in the same(ish) area!
A cracking way to start the day.
I carried on up to Soil Hill where the gloomy weather took a definite turn for the worst with the wind picking up and band after band of drizzly murk passing through.
A half hearted walk down the north slope was terminated half way down with not a bird being seen.
I did locate a Wheatear and a Willow Warbler on the return home.
Every lining had a dark cloud - so I had to endure a trip to White Rose centre Leeds, this afternoon, with the ladies.
I did nab a pair of Chinos in Primark for a fiver! not bad eh!
Taylor Lane:
Not a bad day then John.!!! Hard work at Cold Edge today in that drizzle though 2 Swifts were the highlight for me. Oh and all those Hs Martins together around Oats Royd Mill this afternoon was a great sight. Many were also clinging to the rough walls of the mill to keep out of the wind.
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ReplyDeleteOne Swift over Taylor Lane but Hs Martin are rare for me.
The visibility and drizzle makes for hard work but I guess it will stop some of the migrants passing through without stopping.
John
Oh and I have a tailor at home to shorten my keks!!
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