A local-ish walk this afternoon, where I slipped up with my fashionable clothing, with most of it residing in the pack while the sun burned my 'ead off.
With the heavy-ish pack, heavy-ish camera and bins, I found it tough going in the heat.
I think I'll have to change to a smaller camera, when going on a long-ish walk on warm-ish days.
(I've just found '-ish' in my dictionary , so I though I'd use it as often as possible).
Sue drooped me at the bottom of Ringby Lane and I walked up past the recycling plant and along the top to drop down to the Queensbury boundary. Across the road and down a few yards of Crooked Lane before a left down Howcans bridleway.
A leisurely stroll down the bridleway, a beautiful walk with lots of birdsong and bright yellow gorse on the hillside.
I returned to Crooked Lane and walked down it to follow the Calderdale Way to home.
Lots of birdsong but not many birds showing themselves.
Birds:-
Meadow Pipits (but not many).
Skylarks (but not many).
Raven mobbed by crows.
Linnet.
2 Whitethroat (My first local ones).
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls overhead as I passed the recycling plant.
A few large Gulls high overhead seen from Howcans bridleway.
Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Swallow.
Blackcap, Pied Wagtail.
Canada Goose with 3 Goslings.
No Raptors on Ringby Top which is unusual.
Birdsong from conifers, at the top of Crooked Lane , long-ish high pitched short notes has me beat - see video.
Last night's outing up the local fields brought me a Little Owl and a Stock Dove.
Hi John, sorry can't get your bird song on my computer. A couple on nice Small tortoiseshells too.
ReplyDeleteHi Dave. Thanks for trying. It sounds like a nail being scratched on glass, quite prolonged (not a wood warbler!!!).
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