An hour by the river

 A few images that I had forgotten about from a quiet walk in the Goyt Valley very early summer

Siskin 

Pied Flycatcher

On the woodland walk path was this Common Toad

Juvenile Dipper

Juvenile Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Pied Flycatchers

From a  walk this morning.

Female on the left carrying the essentials

the female

 



a fine looking male 



Spring Migrants at last

Managed to get out for a quick walk this morning to the Goyt Valley and picked up the two target species. Both Pied Flycatchers and Common Redstarts showed in poor light and a little distant when the camera came out. However  I was very happy to see a pair of each showing well at times.

female Common Redstart

 

male Pied Flycatcher



female Pied Flycatcher

 

The evening before I stopped at the other end of the valley while returning from a day out and managed a single Short Eared Owl .





Spring in the woods

Teggs Nose CP should get me a few year birds, so an hour before work with hope of seeing Blackcap, Pied Flycatcher and Common Redstart..... thankfully they all obliged.

A male Blackcap was singing as I arrived at the small car park, too high up and silhouetted to make any attempt at an  image.

Not too long after I could hear the call of a Pied Flycatcher. Sure enough just a single male.

 

and right on cue the Common Redstart

 

Plenty of Willow warblers and Chiffchaffs also., while a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers mated.