Friday 17 April 2020

17/4/20 Wharncliffe Woods/Chase

A cool morning with a moist fog/mist low lying initially. Bird song in the woods was excellent and vibrant.

Cuckoo - brief song; 2 Tree Pipit - one singing in nature reserve plus one calling earlier flying near the res; c50 Willow Warbler singing; 4 Chiffchaff; c30 Fieldfare; Wheatear, 2 Stock Dove song/display; c15 Skylark - majority feeding on grassy banking; 4 Song Thrush singing; 3 Mistle Thrush; Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest singing; 3 Treecreeper singing; Curlew; 4 Lapwing; Long-tailed Tit collecting nesting material.

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