Ewden plus, 19/6/16 and 18/6/16.

Today- stone circle track to lodge and return, - Hobby over white carr ridge, Peregrine 1 seen stooping at pigeons twice, Buzzard 5, Kes 1, Ring Ouzel seen in side head beck with it or another singing distantly in ewden beck. Stonechat 1 pair still at s bends, Ravens a total of 6 which included a scavenging group of 4, 2 chipping Snipe. Last night 10-00pm to 11-30pm was good for Nightjar and Woodcock. Results were - Ewden stone circle track, 3 Nightjars with 2 showing well at the first silver birch/rhododendron plantation, 4 roding Woodcocks, 1 calling Golden Plover, 1 displaying Snipe, 2 Tawny Owls.- Junction of Mortimer road and Gill Royd Lane SK 234 985, 2 Nightjars churring with 1 showing in plantation, 1 roding Woodcock, 1 displaying Snipe. - Midhope res audible from bench 1 churring Nightjar in the shaw brook area and 1 roding Woodcock here.