I only walked as far as the little foot bridge. (tendinitis) Didn't see any birds of prey and very few Grouse. However, there was a Grey Wagtail and Redstart and Goldcrest were singing and there were plenty of Siskins. On the way back a Spotted Flycatcher was sallying for insects near the river bridge, a Willow Warbler was on eggs, and a pair of Song Thrushes were feeding fledged young in the Langset Barn car park.
Butterflies included 8 Orange Tips, 2 Speckled Wood and 1 Holly Blue. Brown Silver line and Common Heath moths were flying around Bilberry.
Closer to home Geoff Miller reported a Whimbrel calling as it flew over his home in Cudworth at 06.21hrs and Keith Bannister phoned in to say that a shoal of Chub were in the Dike at Carlton Marsh. Cudworth Dike is well known for being the most polluted watercourse in South Yorkshire, but thanks to improvements made by the Environment Agency the water quality has improved of late.
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