On the top (412m) I could see BS just pulling up at Fly Flatts nearly a mile away so we had a nice chat over the phone ! Look forward to tonights report Bri.
Very little to report bird wise....but enough to keep me going.
5 Herring Gulls >W
3 Kestrels over Midgley Moor
1 Stock Dove
Plenty of Red Grouse getting vocal
1 Reed Bunting at the top lodge - it used to be a good spot for a small wintering flock but only the one in evidence today.
2 Little Owls together near Wainstalls
Also a flock of 80+ Fieldfare flew over towards Cold Edge
Looking east towards Slade and Withens Head (wind farm in the mist)
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Looking west towards the 'top lodge' with Midgley Moor beyond
3 comments:
You did better than me Dave.
I bet the path up to Slade in impassable at the moment.
As you say, it's a real bog,I only just got through it last summer.
Always good to get Little Owl Dave.
I am not seeing many Reed Bunts though.
John
Always worth a try at Fly Bri.. how poetic is that !!
Reed Bunt's seem scarce this winter John. Always worth checking moorland areas in winter where there is a lot of Purple Moor Grass, bracken and Juncas. Let me know if you get any. Ta
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