A pretty productive couple of hours !! .. A cream crown marsh harrier passed over at around 12:15 .. Also seen were 9 common buzzards with 5 in the scope all at once along with a peregrine ! .. Totals were 9 common buzzards, 2 peregrines, marsh harrier, 3 kestrels and a single raven ..Plenty of hirundines along with the usual mippets and linnets ..
A sexton beetle was seen dealing with a dead rabbit and an Emperor moth caterpillar was also seen ..
A nearly morning visit by Dave Woodriff had ..Swallow - c41 - South 8-10.30am ; Tree Pipit - 1 - South ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - South ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c40 - Mainly SE leaving Langsett Res roost ; House Martin - c43 - South, main group c40 birds ; Meadow Pipit - c20 ; Stock Dove - 6 - SW ; Willow Warbler - 3 - 1 singing, 1 feeding with Stonechats on Moor. ; Wheatear - 1 - Female ; Crossbill - 3+ ; Black-headed Gull - c100 ; Red Grouse - 5 ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - Flew south to Thorpe's Brow ; Stonechat - 4 - Family party ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Kestrel - 3 ...
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