Monday 30 October 2017

Ewden valley 30/10/17. D Simmonite, S Green.

Excellent light and mostly sunny but a cold sw wind. More raptor species expected but that's birding. Peregrine 1, possibly 2 showed a few times, C Buzzard 7, Kestrel 5. Pinkfeet c.100 went w. over the lodge at 3-35pm. More Fieldfare flocks today going w., total about 700. 2 pairs of Stonechats, 1 pair near the lodge and the other at stone circle near the track. Raven scarce, just a pair. Meadow Pipit 50 included a flock of 40 on white carr. Redwing 10, Mistle Thrush 2 with another singing at the entrance gate. Also, and scarcely mentioned, 8 Wrens with good numbers of this species in the valley. Lastly, 2 Mountain Hares.

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