High moors

Had a long walk today past the usual spot and up the track to the high moors.Started with a few Buzzards and Ringtail Hen Harrier hunting low down . The numbers of waders in the last week seems to have gone off the scale. I counted at least 15 displaying Snipe , 2 Redshank display and copulation  , 200 + Lapwing , 50 + Curlew , 3 Golden Plover  and  20 Oystercatcher .Lots of small parties of Meadow Pipits on the move with some of  these birds being  heavily spotted and very clean so these may have further to go yet ? but there were a few doing the parachute display flights.Skylarks , 2 Goosander , 2 Grey Partridge , 6 Mistle Thrush  a few Greylags and 100 + Canadas..A Merlin and a couple more sightings of distant  HH and a few snow showers made for another great day.........Not one SEO seen...