Saturday, 12 May 2012

A TICK FOR NICK - WHAT A REWARDING HOBBY!

Small beer to you lowlanders, but, a nice day above the valleys today.


Arranged a morning on't moors with NWM. Started with my first Cuckoo for year from home (Harden) at 5.am. Then onto the tops. Total of about 17 wheatears, a pair of stonechats seemingly on territory, 3 redstarts, a minimum 1 territorial Ring Ousel seen 'piping' away. Good BOP showing with usual suspects, best, was a Hobby zooming thru about 10 am. A Hudds tick for Mr Mallinson!

Descended to Broadstones and Ingbirchworth = dead, except briefly calling cuckoo!   MC heard Whimbrel over Low Moor, Langsett.

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