Soil Hill watchpoint 1500-1700hrs Started wet then sunshine, slight W>2
Swallows were the bird of the afternoon with 400+ coming low through the col >S but sticking to the eastern side and heading over Ringby Top. DJS opposite on Hunter Hill was getting none past him but could scope them on the other side of the ridge.
A single curlew went >S passing near Mixenden Res otherwise gulls were the only other moving birds.
The linnet flock on the hill was at about 70 and very mobile whilst 2 Kestrels and a Sparrowhawk were mobbed with Swallows and Linnets.
400+ Swallow............................>S
1 Curlew......................................>S
7 Grey Partridge
4 Skylark
2 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
sev LBB and small gulls.
BS
4 comments:
Good to see you today Bri, up on THE HILL! you will be getting a right tan up there in the lovely sunshine.!
I lke your new photo at the top. Looks like the weeds are back in force, does it look like it will be good for Snow Bunt's this winter.?
Dash - missed the Curlew Bri - must have been looking the other way!
You were down in the gulley when the Curlew came through, it came low over the hill then >S just to the east of Mixenden res keeping low.
Parts of the hill are still Bunting friendly but the worry is the grass is growing thick and fast. In time when he,s finished and got it all seeded it will just end up like meadow land. All the SE corner now is thick grass. May have to club together and buy Nigel some shears.
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