My day out with Stu doing a recky for his forthcoming trip was rewarded with 5 year ticks.
Our first stop was Thornton-le-dale. We had just crossed the road and Stu looked up stream and saw a dipper on the left hand side. By the time that I had picked my bins up, the bird was flying rowards us, followed shortly by another. We crossed the road and walked a bit further upstream past a thatched cottage and saw a third dipper. Year tick number 1.
We then drove to Pickering and followed the route that Stu is going to take on his nature tour.
At least 5 mistle thrushes, several dunnocks and chaffinches and then year tick number 2 red-legged partridge. Up onto the moorland now where Stu spotted a red grouse, year tick number3. No suitable place to stop so we continued until we reached Goathland. After a short break we drove to Fen Bog.
We walked down the path until we came to a part that was flooded and returned to the car. This will be the last place on the visit for Stu and his party. We decided to head for Scaling Dam.
Stu had not been here before so we visited the hide and joined 6 other birders. Nothing special to see and viewing was made difficult as we were looking into the sun. Lockwood Beck was next and there we watched locals carrying out a bird ringing session. Goldfich, greenfich, chaffinch, siskin and great tits had flown into the net and were then handled by the ringers. We went and sat watching the bird feeders.
We walked to the edge of the reservoir and Stu spotted a grey wagtail, year tick number 4.
From Lockwood Beck we drove to Kildale where we spotted year tick number 5, a meadow pipit.
Lots of grouse on the moor.
A pleasant day with excellent company.
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