A great day for a birding walk with a cold, crisp sunny morning as we drove over to Ripponden to park near then church to have a walk along the river Ryburn.
This is a super walk that we have not done many years ( don't know why).
We followed the river for , probably, over 1 mile then the path left the river to climb to properties.
At the properties we turned back and retraced our steps.
Back at Ripponden Church we needed a pee - So we called at the Fleece Inn for a coffee.
The menu here looks really good and at the moment they have a 50% off, offer, on.
(Not often I get to write off offer on in none sentence).
After the coffee I wanted to visit Ringstone so we headed off to Barkisland.
Sue had the great idea to call at Barkisland Post Office for a snack.
We opted for a warm pie, mine was Pork and apple - yummy.
Ringstone was more kind to me today than on some of my other visit, bright, windy with some good birds.
Birds:-
Greylag Goose seen on the journey.
Ryburn River Walk.
2 Dipper.
10 (7 Male ) Mandarin Duck.
(One Drake had unusually colouring on the 'neck feathers' on the internet a similar picture of 'my' drake is described as a putative hybrid between Mandarin Duck and Wood Duck - however the writer of the article thinks that most likely a colour mutation).
Ringstone Reservoir:
Pied Wagtail.
Bullfinch.
A large Lapwing flock airborne - C76.
Lapwing on the NNW field (a few minutes later) top most probably the same birds.
Many distant Gulls, strewn over a large area.
26 Golden Plover (took some finding).
2 Cormorant.
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