It was a bright morning, not particularly warm, but there was plenty of activity on the heath.
From the car park I could hear plenty of bird song, with Skylarks, Linnets and Yellowhammer calling in the distance and my first Chiffchaff of the year.
It's a fantastic place, and I can imagine this being alive with Cuckoo calls in a few weeks time, maybe even Turtle Dove. It is supposed to be home to the Dartford Warbler and Adders, so I will be visiting again soon.
Linnets were in very good numbers on the gorse.
Great to see Yellowhammers in good numbers. One more for the year list.
Always nice to find a new birding spot. Pretty birds and photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and new week!
ReplyDeleteWow...magnificent lighting in your photography! Beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for participating & sharing this with us this week at I'd Rather B Birdin'.
Lovely photos, makes me want to wander in the morning looking for birds.
ReplyDeleteWonderful bird photos here as always - thanks so much for sharing with us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/04/appalachian-artistry.html
ReplyDeleteWhat precious shots.
ReplyDeleteThe yellowhammer is so pretty! Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of great birds..... nice that your parents live in a birders' Paradise!!
ReplyDeleteThose linnets are absolutely wonderful. There seems to be a hint of red on the chest, or am I imagining things? And I agree that the yellowhammer is pretty, too.
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I wish I could identify songs of the birds. Maybe if I gave it more attention, I could but I depend on my daughter to do that for me.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics. The yellowhammer sure is a pretty color. Happy Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteYou had some great success at a beautiful site. Yellow just seems to be the color of spring, doesn't it? Lovely yellow yellowhammers!
ReplyDeletelooks like he is singing away at the top of his lungs...... you go little guy! Hit that high note...
ReplyDeleteHello, pretty birds and photos. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend!
ReplyDeleteGreat to find a new place to do some birdwatching and photography...Michelle
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of our feathered friends!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend to you,
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. This gave us then a full day at Arnside Knott on the 2nd day. The target at Meathop Moss was the Large Heath. Despite it being late afternoon when we arrived the butterflies were easy to find and they were VERY active, settling for seconds only. Eventually I spotted a very fresh female that was getting a bit of attention from some males. In trying to hide from them she was settling a bit longer which gave us the chance we were hoping for and we both managed a few pictures of her. We then headed off for a bite to eat before going back onto site where the butterflies were still active this is impressive
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