Another
trip to Cross Inn forest this morning got off to a great start when on opening
the front door I was greeted to a Garden Warbler in full song and full view in
the Ash tree which overlooks my front garden.
Ten
minutes later I was at Cross Inn Forest where I spent just over two hours in the
glorious sunshine. Best birds were one singing Tree Pipit, Five Crossbills, four
Redstarts (3 males, particularly stunning at the moment), four+ Spotted
Flycatcher, one singing Lesser Redpoll, five Siskins, one each of Grey and Pied
Wagtails. All birds seen well in bins or scope within 500m of the entrance
barrier, especially in the felled area on the opposite side of the track from
the second woodpile on the rh side. 3 cuckoos calling from different areas but
could have been one bird.
Unfortunately
tried unsuccessfully again last night for the Nightjar, lots of churring, one
bout of wing clapping, but no flying.
Martin
Creasser