I went up to High Eske last night and this morning with the hope of photographing displaying great crested grebes.
On both occasions I was fortunate enough to witness the 'weed dance' but unfortunately both occurrences were too far away.
Good to see at least 3 barn owls in the area also displaying goldeneye, little egret at least 3 chief-chaffs, very active kingfishers and the star bird was a green woodpecker first heard yaffling and then flew across me and landed in storkshill wood as I made my way back this morning.
No hirundines or migrant waders but ver nice all the same.
