A very pleasant morning; warm, sunny and calm. Cold Edge Dams: 3 LBBG similar BHG. 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear and the bird I’ve been waiting for; 2 Whinchat. Also c20 Swallow, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, Kestrel & few Meadow Pipit.
The slog from Withens was quiet, just a couple WW. Carrs Beck was equally deadly but my instincts told me to check the stile fencing. Voila! The avian spirit Stonk Orama planted a Redstart to feast my 👀 on. ‘Twas too distant for the camera of which I didn’t possess the strength to lift.
At Cold Edge there were 3 Fritillary butterflies, I have enough rudimentary knowledge to be certain of this. What I don't have is the expertise to say which species; I can possibly eliminate a couple but that's it.
