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A party of 6 set off from a very busy Barley car park. There was a fell running event on. After we put a pound in the honesty box we set off by walking through the village. At the end where the road goes left they followed a sign saying Blacko.
Followed the lane that became a track alongside both reservoirs. The Lower Black Moss Reservoir had the most birds. Saw a male Mallard with an orange side. Was this a Mallard Wigeon cross?
Eventually came to Black Moss road and turned left and climbed. At a footpath on the left stopped for lunch then continued to a bend and a gate which was the start of a path and the return journey through Salt Pie, Foot House Gate and Overhouses farm. Also this gave views of the Reservoirs from the other side.
From Overhouses took a path on right just after a bridge to follow a stream back to Barley.
I had last done this walk in Feb 2017 when we saw 29 species.There was 33 species today.
All the party had a well deserved drink in The Calf's Head PH at Worston after a satisfying but cold walk around the reservoirs
Followed the lane that became a track alongside both reservoirs. The Lower Black Moss Reservoir had the most birds. Saw a male Mallard with an orange side. Was this a Mallard Wigeon cross?
Eventually came to Black Moss road and turned left and climbed. At a footpath on the left stopped for lunch then continued to a bend and a gate which was the start of a path and the return journey through Salt Pie, Foot House Gate and Overhouses farm. Also this gave views of the Reservoirs from the other side.
From Overhouses took a path on right just after a bridge to follow a stream back to Barley.
I had last done this walk in Feb 2017 when we saw 29 species.There was 33 species today.
All the party had a well deserved drink in The Calf's Head PH at Worston after a satisfying but cold walk around the reservoirs
| Canada Goose 2 L Mallard 10+ Pheasant m Grey Heron Kestrel f Lapwing 4 L Oystercatcher 2 L Curlew 12 L Black Hd Gull 25+ L Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 L Herring Gull 5+ L Common Gull 2+ L Wood Pigeon Jackdaw 10+ Carrion Crow 10+ Magpie 2 Great Tit h Blue Tit h | Long T Tit Skylark 4+ Nuthatch Wren 2 h Starling 50+ Robin h Blackbird 3+ Dunnock h House Sparrow Pied Wagtail h Grey Wagtail 2 Meadow Pipit 2 Chaffinch 5+ Goldfinch 5+ Redpoll h 33 species L=Lower Black Moss Reservoir |