BIRDING THE LUNE ESTUARY THE FOREST OF BOWLAND AND BEYOND.............BEGGING YOUNG COMMON TERN CONDER POOL AUGUST 2024 PETE WOODRUFF

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Dale And Moor.

On my third visit to Barbondale on Monday, I found 5 Pied Flycatcher though I saw not a single male, and the same number of 5 Redstart, these were all male. Three Treecreeper included a young bird being feed, a Jay and Mistle Thrush were also of note. 

Green Woodpecker Jan Larsson

Green Woodpecker was the first bird I saw on this visit, short of a records search my first one in probably two or even three years. I've so far not seen nor even heard a Tree Pipit here this year.

I did little lingering at Barbondale this time and was gone in two hours as I wanted to pay a visit to the Newby area near Clapham from where I left very disappointed to find no Stonechat despite a three hour search. This was another Stonechat stronghold from the beginning of 2000 after I started to see them here in the late 1990's, until the harsh winter saw them off, my last record was on 9 April 2010. Five years on and still no return.

As another species always to be seen here, I was also disappointed to find no Sedge Warbler today, but noted 10 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, and probably up to 30 Lapwing were in one field. At Clapham railway station, a Spotted Flycatcher was in trees overhanging the River Wenning, a Grey Wagtail and Coal Tit seen, and a 'few' House Martin always around here annually. 

Nightjar. 

Nightjar Simon Hawtin 


On last Friday evening 5 May, a Nightjar was reported singing NW of Clitheroe at Bashall Eaves near Blackhill Wood but there has been no sign/sound since....Excellent and some record.

Thanks to Jan for the Green Woodpecker, and to Simon for his image of a bird he found on his garden fence one summers evening some years ago....WOW!!  

4 comments:

  1. Hi Pete,
    I can also boast the likes of Redstart and Pied Flycatcher now i'm in Wales :-) My last day tomorrow though. Good timing with your Green Woodpecker image, as that was our latest addition to our bird list, which is just 1 short of our target (see my blog today).

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  2. Fantastic images and birds.. Have a nice weekend Pete..

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  3. Hi Pete
    That Nightjar must have been 8+ years, never had one in the garden since! The other image of Greeen Woodpecker is one bird I have never managed to photograph well. For the first time in a few years I've been up to Catshaw/Marshaw, didn't have time to do Tower Lodge. I'll post on LDBWS if I still can.

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  4. Warren....Hope you have enjoyed Wales. I look forward to reading your report which I'm off to do right now.

    Ana....Thanks for keeping in touch, I really appreciate it.

    Simon....I was going to give you a call about the date for the Nightjar so I could add it to the post with the image but didn't get around to it. Be nice to bump into you again sometime Simon, long time no see.

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