I've been a little slow to post recent sightings so here's a short update, Hen Harrier Adult female on 16th and 26th November Hen Ha...

 I wasn't able to get out until early afternoon so decided to have a look at the gulls at Middleton Moor. I arrived at the hide at about...

 Having been to Middleton Moor several times recently it was a pleasant surprise yesterday to see that some gulls had returned. They disappe...

 A late afternoon visit to Beeley Moor proved better than expected when an adult female Hen Harrier flew across the moor from Fallinge to Ha...

 Driving up from the valley this morning in thick mist I was hoping, as usual, that it would clear before before I got to the moor and fortu...

 A male Hen Harrier has been seen several times hunting around the fringes of the moor since the start of the year. This morning I was lucky...

I saw the male Hen Harrier on the 22nd January and it was seen again on the 23rd January but as far as I'm aware it was seen subsequentl...

 It's always a treat to see a Hen Harrier hunting over the moor but to watch an adult male is extra special. I picked it up over Beeley ...

 Checking the Mallards along the river at Chatsworth I was rewarded with my first Eurasian Wigeon of the autumn plus a single immature femal...

 I watched this adult female Hen Harrier for over 30 minutes hunting above and below Harland Edge this morning. At the end of this period it...

It's been a rather slow start to the New Year, mainly due to the persistent mild, wet weather. I did make a reasonable start on the 1st ...

Sad news today covered by both the Guardian and BBC that a fourth Hen Harrier has gone missing in the Northern Pennines; 'Fourth Hen H...

News of a Rough-legged Buzzard seen flying ESE along Harland Edge at mid-day today by Mick Taylor was followed by a call from Ken to say tha...

A male Hen Harrier give good but brief views to Ken, Roger and I as we walked down Flash Lane at about 08:30 this morning. It was 28th Decem...

Ken, Roger and I enjoyed an unexpected late Christmas present this morning when we saw a male Hen Harrier. It came up from Whitesprings Plan...

Generally a quiet day, the summer migrants have all gone and the winter visitors are just starting to arrive. the day was brightened conside...