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  1. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Had a whin chat at derbyshire bridge this morning
  2. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Things are returning to the valley most of the summer birds but not had any flycatchers yet they be back soon
  3. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Top of Macclesfield Rd Whaley bridge saw a ruby tailed wasp yesterday small wasp not sure how rare they are. But I have never seen one before and would not of known what it was if I had not seen one on the internet that had been seen at minsmere
  4. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Very hot in the valley yesterday birds , not so obvious did see a spotted flycatcher and a stonechat on the plus side there was loads of meadow brown butterfly's and a fleeting glimpse of a common lizard
  5. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Another walk in valley today managed a record shot of a cuckoo at about 200yrds and closer one of a stonechat on berry clough , also seen pied flys spotted flys common sands tree pippets redstarts kestrals buzzards ,still no wood warbler
  6. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    [B]aby dipper whaley bridge park on the goyt :-O
  7. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Another walk in the valley today similar birds to Thursday but managed to see a flyover cuckoo ,my first of the year also 4 stonechats
  8. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Three wheatear and 3 greenhairsteak butterflys at dane bollownear the chimney
  9. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Great day in the valley today pied fly and 2 blackcaps fernilee +sparrowhawk 3 pied flys at errwood and my fist 2016 spotted flys ,met up with a group from wilmslow who had heard a cuckoo earlyer A few curlews on the tops and 1 or two red grouse 1 skylark and my first golden plover on the moors...
  10. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Not quite in the valley but near it walk on to coombs moss via lightwood buxton Not a great lot of birds about raven curlew meadow pippet skylark willow warbler ,grey wagtail a couple of intreasting insects i think were green hairstreak butterfly and pine beetle thou i might be wrong on both...
  11. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Thanks for the imfo on the cuckoo , siskins can be seen sometimes in the Errwood area but are quite often seen at the tops of some of the biggest pine treees
  12. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    6 swifts over Whaley bridge this morning ye they are back
  13. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Much warmer in the valley today a couple of redstarts 3 tree pipets 4 grey wagtails 2 ravens ,no pied flycatchers this time and still no cuckoo or wood warbler :eek!:
  14. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Pied fly 1st for this year in the goyt yesterday plus plenty of tree pippets
  15. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Cold day in the valley today but i did manage to see redstarts today 3 in total along with 2 tree pippets and 2 stonechats and 3 treecreepers 1 nuthatch 2 jays and a dipper in the lower valley .Lots of song thrushs and mistle thrushs about too plus 1 mandrin on fernilee res
  16. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Forgot to mention 2 or 3 willow warblers just above errwood and a pair of wheatears on the way down to burbage from the edge plus a couple more mandrins in the gardens at buxton theese were coming for bread on sunday
  17. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    First walk long walk in the valley for a long time ,the lower valley reveled a pair of dippers and a pair of mandrins a greater spotted woodpecker and a couple of grey wagtails ,a few chiffchaffs were heard but not seen .Not a lot to see on ferilee res but i spotted a common sandpiper <first of...
  18. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Blackcap 30yrds from backdoor ,and 3. Buzzards over the village
  19. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    another snowy day on the tops red grouse are very vocal at the moment not a lot of other birds about but i did see 2 greater spotted woodpeckers ,1 above errwood making its contact call and 1 in the lower valley druming ,the 1rst ive heard this year .the chafffinchs and blue tits were making...
  20. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    First walk in the valley for a while best birds of the day were five red grouse and 2 ravens and a tree creeper in Buxton ,plenty of snow on Burbage edge
  21. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    8 to 10 madarins showing well in the gardens lake in buxton this morning ,very photogenic
  22. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Not a lot of birds in the vàlley at the moment,common sands great spots ,tree creepers ,lots of meadow brown butterfly's and a first a photo of a green fratillary in the goyt
  23. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Hen harrier day confirmed goytsclough quarry goyt valley Sunday 9th august sk011 733 will be in Scotland at the time but I'm sure their will be a big crowd also a do at the palace Buxton check the internet for details
  24. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Spottedflys now arrived back in the valley seen today
  25. peter hill

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Birds now flooding in to valley tree pipet,redstart,pied flycatcher ,common sandpiper,stonechat
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