Up early and out , headed for Blackstone Edge , Pea Soup , Ringstone shooters blasting Woodpigeons.
Dropped into Scammonden Valley , it was busy with passerines straight away with 2 Willow Warblers and 1 Chiffchaff in and around the car park. Meadow Pipits were all over the track and a couple of juv Stonechats , the overflow was full of wagtails 35 + Pied Wags mainly juvs and a family of 6 Grey Wagtails , two juv Whitethroats were in the small tree and 1 Grasshopper Warbler . More Meadow Pipits on the walls and posts and Willow Warblers were in most trees and bushes gorgeous bright yellow and a few light brown Chiffchaff .
At the top of the embankment there were 3 juv and 2 adult Whitethroat , 2 juv and 1 male Stonechat , 2 Willow Warblers and 10 + Meadow Pipits all in and around the fence posts and gate up onto the moor. The walk onto the road was alive with Meadow Pipits and more juv Whitethroats a small flock of 35 House Martins dropped into the valley and 3 Cormorants flew high west.
AS i got to the road 1 adult male Blackcap and 2 brown capped juv's , 4 juv Whitethroat and more Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff , 1 male Redstart , male Sparrowhawk , Buzzards , Kestrel and various Blue, Great , Long -tailed Tits great morning.....
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