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| Packhorse Bridge. |
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| Distant Ravens over Derwent Reservoir. |
Welcome To My Blog,This Will Be Mainly Used As A Diary For My Local Birding Patch At East Halton/Goxhill On The Banks Of The Humber Estuary,With Occasional Twitching And Visits Elsewhere Including Photos From Mine & Tracey's Walks Around Our Beautiful Countryside.
Saturday, 23 August 2014
Upper Derwentdale.....
A spare day together saw TDR and myself heading to Derbyshire to the stunning Upper Derwent Valley to walk from Fairholmes up to Packhorse Bridge and Slippery Stones.The forecast wasn't that favourable with mixed messages saying heavy showers and cloud with sunny periods,but for 70% of the time it was lovely sunshine with the odd spate of cloud.Quite a few birds were encountered on the walk and included Siskins,Nuthatches etc..but some real niceties included at least 4 Raven,2 Hobby and a Peregrine.The latter was watched playing and chasing 2 of the Ravens a great sight to see.A few insects were also seen and included Birch Shieldbug,Chrysotoxum cautum,a Fox Moth larva and 4 Migrant Hawker.The scenery alone is worth making a journey for and today it was noticeable how low the reservoirs were,the lowest we have seen them.So after our very enjoyable 6 mile walk we made our journey home after another great day out.
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