Lesser Whitethroat and Spotted Flycatcher

An incredible evenings birding with DJB and LNK looking for the Lesser whitethroat.

Very warm early evening when we had a walk up Taylor Lane.

We did not have to wait long for birds to appear with Linnet , Goldfinch and Willow Warblers active.

First up, as we went down the track, was a cracking Spotted Flycatcher that obligingly sat on a telephone wire.

A bit later the target Lesser Whitethroat made a very fast fly past disappearing into a hedge.

It made several sorties and landed quite often in some nearby conifers, although my photos of it are very very poor. Which was disappointing!!

Even so, a great find originally by DJB and LNK.

Afterwards we enjoyed a beer or two at DJB's to celebrate a memorable occasion.

The Spotted Flycatcher being a 1st this year, for me , in Calderdale.

And the Lesser Whitethroat a 1st for me in Calderdale full stop.

A Little Owl was on a wall seen from Bradshaw Lane.