Summary

After a very wet Friday we were blessed with a dry spell for our visit to Middleton Moor.  The sun peeped through occasionally and the light improved towards the end of our circuit of the lagoons.

Middleton Moor is a site with a mixture of habitat, including open water, shallow scrapes, scrub, woodland and moorland edge.  There is a small hide overlooking the main lagoon.

For much of the walk there were Meadow Pipits to be seen in flocks of varying sizes, mostly flying south but some feeding in a field.  A few late swallows passed over too.  We had good views of a Wheatear and a Kestrel, both with the help of Ken’s scope.

Members participating:       7

Bird list (27 species seen and/or heard)