30th March

A quick detour today saw us scoping a Sandwich Tern at Fly Flats, only my third record for Calderdale. Moving on to the next site which usually doesn't produce much we found a pair of Pintail on the distant shore line, another species that can be hard to find locally. Also had 2 Hens, 2 Buzzards, 3 Shorties, 1 Raven, 1 Woodcock + the usual waders.

25th and 26th March

Two more days on the moors produced 3 Harriers on 25th and 4 on 26th, good numbers of Shorties about, 8 counted on 26th with one bird catching 3 voles in 10 mins on 25th. Also at least 6 Buzzards and 4 Kestrel recorded + the odd Sparrowhawk, Raven, Goosander, Herring Gulls, Tawny Owls, lots of Redshank + numerous other waders.

24th March

2 adult male hens today but just 1 female, 2 Peregrines, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrels and at least 6 Short-eared Owls. Other birds included 25 Goldies, several Oycs, 3 Redshank, numerous Curlew and Lapwing and a Woodcock heard last thing.

13th March

DF found a Knot at Ringstone today, so we had a quick look at that before moving off to our usual site which held 9 Hen Harriers and 9 Short-eared Owls, 2 of which were in full display. Also Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, 6 Kestrels, 1 Redshank, 1 Raven, lots of Curlew, Oycs and Lapwings and 3 Grey Partridge to end off a good day.

10th March

At least 7 Hens found today including the adult male, also 3 Shorties a Goosander, 4 Oycs and several Curlew and Lapwings.

6th March

6 Hens today including 4 sat on posts, no sign of the adult male though. Also 2 Shorties and the Merlin which I missed. Managed to get some video of 3 birds, 2 of which are shown above.

5th March

Todays birds included 4 Hen Harriers, 3 Buzzards, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Shorties, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Teal, 23 Lapwings and 6 Curlews.

3rd March

Odd sighting today of a white Greylag type goose on the 5th tee of West End Golf Course, only other bird of note a Cormorant north over Roils Head.