Wheatley Valley

Former landfill sites at Birks Hall and Shroggs checked this afternoon. These are the areas between Brackenbed Lane/Pellon Lane and Shroggs Road and mostly now planted up with trees. Lots of young hawthorn, rowan, birch, oak, willow and alder etc but also some open areas of boggy grassland and some stands of mature trees, mainly beech and sycamore.

5 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Chiff-chaffs, c10 Willow Warblers and 1 Whitethroat was a bonus. I made a quick exit when the scramblers arrived!!!!!!!