Monday, October 03, 2022

Withens Clough

 Reservoir area, plantation and top end of the clough this afternoon.

Went in search of the Black Redstarts again and managed a fleeting view of one on the old barn soon after I got there. Tried hard to re-find it but nothing showed so went to check the shoreline and then the small plantation. Returned to the res'r embankment for another check but no show until I headed down the track towards the car park. Both Black Redstarts were together on the fence line lower down the concrete overflow channel, then they disappeared again and I failed to re-find them. Still very pleased they are still there - first seen on 1st September but a deterioration in the weather might move them on soon ?

1 Wheatear
5 Tufted Duck (drakes)
14 Lapwings
3 L B-backed Gulls
Goldcrests, Coal Tit and a Treecreepr in the plantation


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