Saturday 30th July a.m.
A bright sunny morning but a strong wind blowing with a temperature of 12°C as we parked up in our usual spot on the edge of Harden Moor.Our first bird was a distant
Kestrel hovering as it was looking for food.An
Oystercatcher was over the quarry where we also saw a
Little Owl and the
Sand Martins.As we walked along a
Green Woodpecker was spotted and
Blackcaps were feeding on a small patch of wild Raspberries.We also saw a couple of
Willow Warblers and we had the bonus of a good view of a couple of
Garden Warblers, we were too slow to get a snap though.Heading back we scanned a sheltered area behind some trees near the path and caught sight of a couple of birds flitting about.We watched for a while to our delight a couple of
Redstarts, also here several
Linnets and a couple of
Whitethroats.We moved around our usual spots seeing
Mipits,Goldfinch, another view of the Green Woodpecker,
Swallows and a
Swift overhead. Eventually we ended up in another area where we picked the Redstarts up again and were able to get close enough for some decent snaps although they were very flighty,we think they were the same birds seen earlier.The morning was rounded off here when we saw a couple of
Bullfinch fly into some trees nearby.The final sighting though was a family of Weasels crossing the road near our car.
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| Redstart |
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| Kestrel |
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| Linnet |
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| Weasels |
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| Harden Moor 30/7/2016 |
