Couple of Sites with Jeff Cox this pm

First of all has anybody ever looked up the valley (up crag road) which contains Spring Wood??

If not or even possibly if you have Jeff Cox and myself are to take a look later this week, would be good to know if anyone has tried it before.

Now on to today's sightings (exact sites omitted email for details):-

No sign of any Merlin which had been the main target bird.

The good news, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Adult Greylag with 2 Young, 2 Oystercatcher with young, 1 Male Ring Ouzel going into nestsite, lots of Willow Warbler singing,
Tree pipit.

Cuckoo calling, very brief but possible Wood Warbler singing, Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest, Treecreeper and Nuthatch.

Only Raptor seen Kestrel male and 1 Little Owl.

In addition the other evening I had a Woodcock roding right over the house, does anyone know how large an area they patrol? I have seen them several times over the crags (only 2 fields away) but never over the house before!