Setting off from the parking area, we headed down the road scanning the fields either side of the road. Amongst the swooping Swallows, Swifts and distant Gulls, the tufts of long grass between the heather held several Stonechats, Meadow Pipits and Skylarks. Many of these were seen with caterpillars and insects in their bills, a sign of hungry mouths to feed in nests hidden in the undergrowth.
A Buzzard soared above us as we arrived at the public footpath leading us up Jeffrey Hill. But we were soon focused on where the call of a distant Cuckoo was coming from. All binoculars were fixed on the trees in the plantation down the hill but the Cuckoo sadly remained elusive to us.
We made our way up Jeffrey Hill, scanning Gannow Fell to our right in hope of a Hobby sighting, however we got to enjoy a wonderful hovering Kestrel instead. More Stonechats and Meadow Pipits kept us company as we reached the top, where a lone Curlew was seen flying around the fell.
We crossed over to the other side of Jeffrey Hill and made our way back to the cars, enjoying the stunning views around us as the sun began to set.
A full list of species seen on this walk can be found below:
Canada Goose 2
Pheasant h
Kestrel
Curlew
Swallow
Swift
Black Headed Gull 5+
Lesser Black Backed Gull 15+
Wood Pigeon 5+
Feral Pigeon 2+
Cuckoo h
Carrion Crow 10+
Skylark 2
Willow Warbler h
Wren h
Starling
Blackbird 2
Mistle Thrush h
Stonechat pr
Dunnock h
Meadow Pipit 3
A Buzzard soared above us as we arrived at the public footpath leading us up Jeffrey Hill. But we were soon focused on where the call of a distant Cuckoo was coming from. All binoculars were fixed on the trees in the plantation down the hill but the Cuckoo sadly remained elusive to us.
We made our way up Jeffrey Hill, scanning Gannow Fell to our right in hope of a Hobby sighting, however we got to enjoy a wonderful hovering Kestrel instead. More Stonechats and Meadow Pipits kept us company as we reached the top, where a lone Curlew was seen flying around the fell.
We crossed over to the other side of Jeffrey Hill and made our way back to the cars, enjoying the stunning views around us as the sun began to set.
A full list of species seen on this walk can be found below:
Canada Goose 2
Pheasant h
Kestrel
Curlew
Swallow
Swift
Black Headed Gull 5+
Lesser Black Backed Gull 15+
Wood Pigeon 5+
Feral Pigeon 2+
Cuckoo h
Carrion Crow 10+
Skylark 2
Willow Warbler h
Wren h
Starling
Blackbird 2
Mistle Thrush h
Stonechat pr
Dunnock h
Meadow Pipit 3