Birding Group Visit to Staley Brushes 7th May 2013
This was our first visit to Staley Brushes with the birding group; previously we have either been on holiday or it has been raining so the venue was changed at the last minute. We had no such problem today as it was a lovely sunny and warm day – perfect for a walk up on to the moors. We had hoped for a range of birds but, we suspect due to the late Spring we have had, it seems that the birds are still displaying and not feeding nestlings. One of the species we hoped to see was Cuckoo which has been seen here before, presumably laying their eggs in the nests of the many Meadow Pipits we did see. Continue reading