Although single Curlew were recorded at the start of the month its only really the last couple of days that numbers have started to increase...

 A Chiffchaff in Darwin Forest this morning is my earliest record, seems strange to be talking about Spring at the end of February but there...

 A 3rd winter Caspian Gull hybrid type joined the Common and Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Middleton Moor this morning, the first I have seen...

 Four Hawfinch have been reported several times over the last few days at St Helen's Church but increased to six this morning. They feed...

 It feels like winter is finally coming to an end when the first Curlews return to the moor. I had a nice group of 11 this morning very clos...

I can't remember a winter when the weather has been so persistently poor! It's either raining or so overcast it's almost dark. C...

 Ken noted the first returning Curlew on Screetham Lane yesterday and there were two there this morning - Spring is on its way! Eurasian Cur...

Spring could be just around the corner with the first returning Curlew on the moor this morning and what I assume was the same bird later th...

I decided to cycle up to Beeley Moor today for my 'daily exercise', apart from a few dog walkers still driving up to exercise their ...

Ken saw the first Chiffchaff of the year today at Rowsley which must be one of the earliest dates locally.  The first Curlew was seen on the...

For any regular visitors to the moors there is no more welcome sound than the call of the first Curlews arriving back to start their breedin...

The Curlews are very vocal at the moment presumably watching over small chicks on the moor. Curlew

A lone Curlew on the moor this morning, looking like it wished it had stayed on the coast a bit longer. Curlew

Driving over the moor this morning I came across two Curlew swooping over the edge of the road. As I pulled over a tiny chick ran across in ...

This Curlew had clearly strayed too close to the Skylarks nest. The Skylark buzzed around the Curlew then dropped into the heather close by ...

Not showing much resemblance to the adult yet, certainly a long way to go on the bill length! Plenty of Fox Moths over the moor this evening...

Nice shot of a Curlew, taken by James this evening. Curlew