Birds in the spring sunshine

We've had some great weather over the last few days and I'm starting to see more recently fledged juvenile birds which will be benefitting from the warmth, my first young Dipper was feeding on the river at Rowsley and already starting to gain the adult white breast.

Dipper - juvenile

On the moors Hobby have been seen regularly in the evening hunting Fox moths which test the falcons agility as the day flying male moths search for the mainly nocturnal females. I've also seen the Short-eared Owl again hunting over the moor.

Hobby

Short-eared Owl