09:00 – 11:30
Nice start but spoilt by the unexpected rain at the furthest point in the walk. The few highlights were:
Osprey heading SW over the turbines at 09:25.
70+ Swallows feeding over a sileage field, the majority were juvs. with 2 House Martin amongst them.
Two charms of 30+ Goldfinches again, mainly juvs. feeding on the roadside Knapweed and Thistles. Fortunately, the road verges are largely left alone here.
No sign of any movements and not a single Chat seen or heard. Not helped by the unexpected rain crossing the moor.
A wet Grey Squirrel running along a drystone wall at the highest point of the walk looked completely out of place.
Steve
