LANCS: Bowland 7 & 8 June.

Spent the last couple of days in a remote part of Bowland and what a truly memorable experience it was! Nesting Buzzards, Peregrine Falcons, sky dancing Hen Harriers and a pair of Merlins darting overhead was exciting enough. Flushing a Short-eared Owl from the heather seconds after taking to my feet was just the icing on the cake ....... Little Owl was one of my first of those for ages as I made it back to civilisation and the car at dusk.
I watched the Hen Harriers again this evening only to have my attention distracted by a singing Ring Ouzel and a male Whinchat calling next to the path. The Dipper on the stream below me was just that finishing touch I guess. A flock of 19 Lapwings on the in-bye had me guessing - post breeding or non-breeding? Cuckoo calling as I made for the car too.
Mrs. B and I are off for a well-earned break tomorrow and with luck some birding without a GPS, clip board and maps. Maybe even a bird picture or two as well? Who knows?

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