Thursday 20 August 2020

Ewden valley 20/8/20.

Very breezy but good light. Surprisingly hardly any southerly movement with only a pair of House Martins, c 92 Meadow Pipits and 3 blogging Swallows at the bottom end. Raptors, presumably the first of the year for this area a rt Hen Harrier, cc Marsh Harrier, Merlin 1 preening then chasing Pipits. C Buzzard 6, Kestrel 5. Raven c 10, Golden Plover 1 e., Stonechat 5. Very low flying jet on the way up was thought to have been a Typhoon.

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