Brookie's Diary
• Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Bulcliffe and Thorne Moors
Up early to try a new site for Lesser Whitethroat near Pugneys. Little Owl was the first bird seen for the day as I made out of Kirkheaton. The day started overcast but with Yellowhammers, Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Goldfinch singing away my mind turned to brighter things. Skylarks overhead Whitethroats it seemed were in every bush. I had great views of these, but this just added to the frustration of not finding the Lesseer Whitethroat again. Ending the morning with Blackcap I made my way back to the car.
Late afternoon trip to Thorne Moors with a guided walk for Nightjars at 9pm. I arrived at 6pm to see what over delights were on hand having not visited this reserve before. Gates are ocked at 7pm so I decided on tea in the hide at the Boston Park car park first and to try out my new gear. Birds viewed from the hide were Tufted Duck,Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Black Headed Gull, Common Tern, and Lapwing. I then had a walk around the pathways picking up Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, and Whitethroat as I went. Scanning the fields produced Lapwing, Crow and Black Headed Gulls.
The evening walk was with the warden of the site and a group of 22 people for the evening. The walk lasted two and a half hours and produced 6 churring Nightjars. Heard but not seen and very little else to boot.
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