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 fortunately it did revealing a clear sky.
There was nothing much of note until around 09:30 when the first skein of Pink-footed Geese were seen flying NW over the valley and just above the mist. These were followed by several more skeins heading in the same direction with some birds a little closer. In the next 30 minutes we counted 710 birds all heading NW.
Then a female Hen Harrier appeared flying low over the frosted moorland grass towards us before veering off across the moor, an amazing sight!
But, there was more to come as Alan picked up two distant swans flying SE over the moor which we thought were likely to be Whoopers and which the distant photos confirmed.
I superb morning!
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| Hen Harrier - female |
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| Pink-footed Geese |
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| Whooper Swans |
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