Summary

Redstart

One of the most beautiful of Derbyshire’s dales, Lathkill provides a variety of habitat for birds, other wildlife and wild flowers; the latter including Jacob’s Ladder. Surrounded by birdsong, what better place to spend a morning!

We entered from the top of the dale where there was a Buzzard circling overhead. Then as we dropped down into a wooded area we paused to watch a family of treecreepers. Further on still where there was an exposed cliff-face, we saw Redstarts coming in and out of a crevice, presumably feeding their young. A Peregrine passed overhead with two or three crows paying it some attention. The upper part of the dale was dry but once we reached flowing water, we had good views of a Grey Wagtail.

Grey Wagtail

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Bird list (29 species seen and/or heard)

Jacob’s Ladder