Eccup Challange
Posted 22-06-10 at 07:57 PM by amanda
Had the day off so was up at Eccup for 8.30 before it got to hot,didn't go to the lake to day but took the walk on the other side which takes you through open farm land past were they film Emmerdale,past wild medows and back pass woods and small coppice woods...
Plenty of Swifts and Swallows,Yellowhammers,and Skylarks singing their heads off..Met up with a lady who was doing the same walk,she said she comes most days and yesterday the farmer was cutting his crop,above the field there was up to 16 Red Kites following the farmer hoping for a meal,I would have payed to see that...
We walked together for a while chatting when we saw a large white bird take of out of the coppice and land round the corner,we said good by and I went to have a look,there sat on a post at 10 in the morning was a Barn Owl,managed to take a "blurred" photo before it flew of into the wood
New birds for the list...
Barn Owl (first for me)
Linnet..
Both these birds were not on the 100 birds spotted at Eccup.
Plenty of Swifts and Swallows,Yellowhammers,and Skylarks singing their heads off..Met up with a lady who was doing the same walk,she said she comes most days and yesterday the farmer was cutting his crop,above the field there was up to 16 Red Kites following the farmer hoping for a meal,I would have payed to see that...
We walked together for a while chatting when we saw a large white bird take of out of the coppice and land round the corner,we said good by and I went to have a look,there sat on a post at 10 in the morning was a Barn Owl,managed to take a "blurred" photo before it flew of into the wood
New birds for the list...
Barn Owl (first for me)
Linnet..
Both these birds were not on the 100 birds spotted at Eccup.
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Well done in spotting a Barn Owl Amanda,2 nice new birds for your list!Posted 23-06-10 at 08:26 AM by Twitcheruth
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Thanks Ruth,I can also add House Martin,so that brings the total up to 50....Posted 23-06-10 at 12:56 PM by amanda
