Summary

If you didn’t know it, you would speed past this small gem of a site alongside the A621 to Sheffield without noticing it. We soon had the first of many sightings of Pied Flycatchers but most of us missed the Cuckoo that Brian saw and heard soon after his arrival. There were good views of Redstarts and brief sightings of a Redpoll. Mid-way through our wander through the scrub / woodland Brian had us all take turns to stick our heads into a hole in a tree and report what we could see – not a lot if we were honest but a photo revealed the secret – a female Mandarin on her nest.

We lingered by Bar Brook, well away from traffic noise and were entertained by a Tree Pipit repeatedly flying up from a tree and parachuting down to the ground before returning to a tree to perch.

Members participating: 4 + 1 guest

Bird list (27 species seen and/or heard)