Digley

A rare excursion away from Bretton this morning involved a very pleasant walk from Digley Reservoir (above) up to Wessenden Head. There was no birding agenda today as July isn't a particularly productive month - but the camera came along just in case.

Inadvertently straying near a brood of Lapwing chicks resulted in a bombardment from the adult birds. The chicks would have made a nice photo but were quickly chivied into the long grass by their anxiuos parents.


Curlew numbers appear particularly high on most upland areas we have walked this year and their delightful calls are still ringing round the high moorland above Huddersfield.