Despite the rather cool temperatures there has been a steady arrival of migrants in to the area over the past week. Hopefully, warmer weather forecast for the end of the week will see an increase in the number of migrant birds arriving;
Willow Warbler - 4th April in Farley Plantation and now fairly widespread in the woodlands close to the moor.
Blackcap - several singing birds recorded from 7th April and again can be heard in many wooded areas now. Impossible to distinguish true migrants from overwintering birds although the latter tend not to do much singing.
Common Redstart - 8th April a male singing by the river at Rowsley is my only record so far.
House Martin - 10th April over Darley Dale
Tree Pipit - 10th April at Flash Dam and several reported at Whitesprings Plantation this morning/
Pied Flycatcher - 11th April, singing males reported singing in woodland on both sides of Darley Dale
Merlin - a female on Beeley Moor this afternoon is the only record of the Spring so far and there was only an odd record over the winter. This former breeding bird appears to be just a scarce passage migrant now.
Pied Flycatcher - a male gave a few short bursts of song this morning
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