This Sunday (26 Feb) I took my camera along to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits to have a wander around. It rained, fortunately not for long, but it kept clouding over and the sun struggled to shine through.
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One of the first things I spotted was a pair of Teal across the other side of the river. Because of the size and distance I didn’t expect the photo to be as clear as it is.
As is often the case the Treecreeper just kept moving. I was lucky to get a shot of it through the branches and twigs on the trees.
There were several pairs of Bullfinches feeding on the rather dried up looking berries and also biting off new buds.
Robins were definitely making themselves heard.
Way over the other side of the river, possibly as far as Timble were clouds of smoke coming up from burning the heather. I find it rather surprising that it is frowned upon to have a wood burning stove to keep warm but it seems ok to burn acres of heather so landowners can host shooting parties.
During my wander I kept hearing the screech of raptors and occasionally got a glimpse of one. Towards the end of my visit I saw a Red Kit through the trees as it swept over the sewerage works on the other side of the A65, so I crossed over to its entrance. Of course I didn’t get one coming in as close as that but I reckon there were 5 or 6 Buzzard and 4 or 5 Red Kite flying over and behind the trees on the other side of the railway line and over towards Wheatley Lane.
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