Friday 12 June 2020

Padley Gorge Wood Warbler

I visited an brilliant place in the Peak District recently, called Padley Gorge. I parked at the bottom and made way up the gorge. A brilliant woodland and fast running water through it's rocky centre. 
Birds were singing everywhere. There were a pair of Dippers to start me off, and I lost count of how many Pied Flycatchers I saw and heard. It was one of the best places I had visited for these. Common Redstarts were competing with them, plus the numerous Wrens, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. At the top, I found a couple of pairs of Spotted Flycatchers zipping around the tree canopy.
What I had really come for was the Wood Warbler. A bird I have only seen a few times, its one I'd not seen for a good number of years now. It was worth the 5am start and I even found two singing males. 

A cracking male Wood Warbler






Male Pied Flycatcher. They were so busy collecting food for their young, they would drop down in front of you like a Robin and then fly back to their branch,



The female Pied Flycathcer

One of the many Common Redstarts



31 comments:

  1. What a wonderful bird world, these small, petite, beautiful birds fascinate me again and again. Your recordings of how they sing or what they hold in their beaks fascinate me.
    Have a nice weekend, Elke

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  2. What nice little things!
    Happy weekend to you.

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  3. Beautiful images of these birds. Stay safe and have a lovely weekend.

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  4. Hello. Congratulations on seeing Wood warbler. It is beautiful. Fantastic photos. I agree with you: it is better wake up already at night to see birds.

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  5. Hello, sounds like you found an awesome spot to see the birds. I love the sweet Wood Warbler, the Pied Flycatcher is a favorite and the Redstart is pretty. Awesome collection of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for visiting and commenting on my blog.

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  6. A great collection of photos. The wee birds are beautiful.
    Stay safe and have a wonderful rest of the weekend.

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  7. Spectacular sightings and photos here! I wish I could see those birds, as they would just about all be new to me.

    Be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  8. I am impressed with your dedication, and you were rewarded with a plethora of species, all delightful, all special, made even more satisfying by locating your target bird. I have birded in the Peak District, and found it aesthetically satisfying as well as terrific from a birding standpoint. The sight of a Dipper in those clear, rapidly moving streams is about as good as it gets. And to munch on a sandwich while seated on a rocky outcrop is to enjoy the finest of feasts. Well done, Adam.

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  9. Great shots. Lovely collection

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  10. Beautiful little birds! I really like the photo of the wood warbler in song. Glad your 5 a.m. start paid off. Hope you are enjoying the rest of your weekend.

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  11. ...Adam, you captured these images beautifully, they are wonderful!!!

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  12. You found good light for pictures ther Adam. Those three species in particular are often in so much shade that it's difficult to photograph them. Words Warblers are now very scarce in Bowland. Nice work.

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  13. That pied flycatcher has a blue wing?! Pretty! All your birds today beautiful, and framed so nicely! Hope your day has been super so far, and thanks for joining us at IRBB.

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  14. That pied flycatcher has a blue wing?! Pretty! All your birds today beautiful, and framed so nicely! Hope your day has been super so far, and thanks for joining us at IRBB.

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  15. There's three I won't see in Northern Ireland! No chance this year even in England if I could get there!!

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  16. Beautiful series of photos of these different birds.
    You captured it right Adam, my compliments.
    Best regards Irma

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  17. these are really gorgeous images, the male wood warbler is new to me and such a pretty bird!!!

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  18. The wood warbler,indeed, looks like very special bird ~ beautiful photography of our 'feathered friends' ~ thank you ^_^

    Be Safe, Be Well,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  19. Great shots! I clicked to enlarge so I could see the details. Have a good week!

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  20. Lovely set of birds, but, I love Wood Warbler, it is beautiful.

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  21. Such lovely photos! Have a wonderful week!

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  22. Lovely series indeed - so pretty!
    Thank you for joining us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/06/glowing.html

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  23. The wood warbler is so cute. Great captures!

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  24. Impressive camera shots. Your camera managed to record the picture of the beautiful bird well.

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  25. Hi Adam, beautiful photos. The wood warbler is very cute. I like the flycatcher too. All pictures are very beautiful. Greetings Caroline

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  26. a sweet little wood warbler. I am glad you found it and got so many great shots. It was worth it. :)

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  27. What beautiful captures! You find things we never see here -- your photos are splendid, Adam. And thanks for stopping by to visit me the other day!

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  28. How wonderful you saw the wood warbler ... and heard him! (I can *almost* hear him singing myself, your pictures are so good!). The other birds are lovely too (and would make my day if I spotted one of them). I haven’t been able to do much birding lately ...thank you for sharing yours.

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  29. Sweet bird photos! Have a good week.

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  30. Nice finds-- your reward for early rising! Coincidentally, my current blog was about Early Birds.

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