This morning I got up early and had a couple of hours on the moorland in the Peak District National Park, adding 6 new species to the "Year List".
I started off at Padley Gorge where I heard a couple of Cuckoos calling from the moorlands. I then walked down into the oak woodlands where there were a couple of male Pied Flycatchers and several male Redstarts singing.
Padley Gorge
Back up on the moorlands I added a singing Whinchat to the list, before driving across to Ramsley Reservoir. On arrival I had a singing Tree Pipit, several Meadow Pipits, a pair of Stonechats, a singing Redstart, and, best of all, a "reeling" Grasshopper Warbler on neighbouring Leash Fen.
Year List update:
124 - Cuckoo
125 – Pied Flycatcher
126 – Whinchat
127 – Stonechat
128 – Tree Pipit
129 – Grasshopper Warbler
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