More from Cross Inn Forest yesterday

A walk in Cross Inn forest this morning in calm conditions resulted in siskin, goldcrest, blue tit, stonechat, reed bunting, bullfinch, starling, blackbird, magpie, jay, carrion crow, raven, buzzard, red kite, great spotted woodpecker and a stunning female hen harrier which flew across the area the shrike normally occupies before the T junction, heading north through the trees behind the kestrel box. No shrike today though.

Shane Jones