The Breeding Season

As from now until the end of the breeding season birds of a sensitive nature will be omitted from this blog due to a small percentage of undesirables who take their pleasure from egg collecting, nest destroying and the killing and trapping of birds.
Reports of non breeding birds moving through the area will still be published. BS
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Whitethroats and fires

Shibden Top, Whitethroat country

Fuel store fire burning for a second day Ringby Top.

Ringby Top over Shibden Valley

A blustery cold day with some sunshine and heavy showers.

The blaze below Ringby Top, believed to be a fuel store continued into a second day with water having to be pumped via miles of hoses from Boothtown road at the bottom of Ploughcroft. The lads of the West Yorkshire fire service are certainly earning their keep around this area lately.

A flying visit late afternoon to Shibden Top, Deanstones produced 2 singing Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler and a Chiffchaff. There were no signs of the suspected Sand Martins from previous years attempt at breeding in the clay hillside.
Several House Martins were present and 6 LBB gulls headed >NW.
Hope this wind drops by morning.
BS
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