Tuesday 28 April 2020

28/04/20 Wharncliffe Chase

A cold morning was brought to life by a pair of Dotterel feeding quietly towards the southern end. There were plenty of Wheatears around and I was scanning for more when the eye stripe of the female caught my attention plus the male moved nearby. A new patch tick and welcome relief for reddened hands in the cold! Still feeding quietly as I left after 20 mins.

Also, a Cuckoo pair were together near the res, up-to 20 Wheatears (mainly females) were active/chasing together, c20 Fieldfare chattered in the Roundabout plantation with sub-song heard, Redstart, Raven, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker and 10+ Skylark

Dotterel female

Cuckoo female

Dotterel pair

Dotterel female

Wheatear male

Raven

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