A bright day, mostly, today.
An early sky watch, hoping for a Swift, failed again.
Mid-afternoon and I had quite a longish birding outing from Coley Church, through Priestly Green and a look around (mostly) the top of Coach Road Lightcliffe.
Coach Road proved difficult, light wise, with massive trees now in full leaf.
I went half way down the track before opting to return to the top and take a couple of paths nearer the golf course.
Birds:-
Garden:
Distant Raptor possibly Peregrine.
Oystercatcher calling and seen to the SW of me.
3 Gull sp.
2 Swallow, Pied Wagtail.
Buzzard (distant as usual).
Coal Tit in the bushes (unusual for me here).
A few other common species.
Lots of black flies.
Coley / Priestley Green / Coach Road:
6 Swallow at Priestley Green.
5 Swallow elsewhere.
3 Sparrowhawk - one carrying prey.
1 Sparrowhawk 'monitored' by c15 Starlings.
(Or just maybe a Red Kite... Photo's rubbish at the distance)
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Pr. Collard Dove.
2 Mistle Thrush.
Buzzard mobbed by 4 Crows.
(Lots of white underwing).
3 Song Thrush.
Blackcap.
Pied Wagtail, Nuthatch, Jay.
Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff.
Just 1 Gull seen.
And a few other sp.
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