Sunday, 10 June 2012

uplands today

Ewden shooting lodge path ~ 2 pairs of Curlew alarming.  1 Hobby. 1 juv Winchat and a second bird with it which was seen too briefly but was probably also a juv Whinchat.  2 Cuckoos across the valley - both singing and both seen.  1 Common Buzzard.  1 probable Black Grouse across the valley too distant to be certain.
Hordron Road ~ 2 Spotted Flycatchers plus one juv.  Lots of juv Mistle Thrushes.
Hordron Farm ~ no Ring Ouzels but 1 male Redstart carrying food.  1 male Wheatear plus 2 maybe 3 juvs.  Curlews including 2 juvs together and 1 smaller juv 100 yards away.
Lots of Mipits everywhere - many carrying food.

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