Had a decent day today with a small passage of Skylark over the moor and both Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gulls plus roosting Barn Owl and Little Owl. Followed by my first Red Kite of the year over Alport.
It was actually September 2020 when I last saw one locally and it looks like they are absent in the Darley Dale area during the winter (late September to February).
At Youlgrave I counted 107 Greylag Geese, and with them a lone Pink-footed Goose, also had 3 drake Goosander and a Water Rail there.
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| Red Kite |
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| Pink- footed Goose (juvenile) with Greylags |
I drove back through Chatsworth at around 1610 Wednesday, and saw 2 Kite over the river at Carlton Lees
ReplyDeleteI had a few sightings during the first lockdown but they have dried up since, I feared the worst but sounds like they are still around.
ReplyDeleteYes, it definitely looks like they are back, I also saw two at Chatsworth on 4th February
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