A male Redstart was in a hawthorn along Ring Lows Lane (SD900157), to the east of Syke, this morning. A female/immature Redstart was in Fanny Brook Valley (SD902162) early afternoon, flying out from the treeline to catch insects and landing on an old drystone wall. Hamer Pasture Reservoir 8 Rooks foraging on the dam Hey Wood A Nuthatch calling, not a common bird in the area Brownhouse Wham Reservoir Raven flew low across the moors to the north
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The Watergrove Skyline (January 2010) - before desecration.
A productive morning and early afternoon walk covering Hey Wood, Hamer Pasture and Brownhouse Wham Reservoirs. Tree Pipit - one circled overhead and called several times over Ring Lows Lane (SD900158) then flew SSW at 09:30. Yellow Wagtail - one flew low calling over Dewhirst Road to the south of Brownhouse Wham Reservoir (SD897162) Spotted Flycatcher - one hawking from the willows by the pond below Dewhirst Road (SD898160)
Other sightings Swift - 11 feeding and flying west by Hey Wood Swallow - 20 Greenfinch - 5 Linnet - 7 at Brownhouse Wham Reservoir including a juvenile hunger calling Reed Bunting - male alarm calling and juveniles hunger calling Sparrowhawk - female Chiffchaff calling from a small patch of bracken on the hillside Rook - 9 feeding with 30 Jackdaws
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The Watergrove Skyline (January 2010) - before desecration.
