Whittle Dene

After drawing a blank on my first Yellow Wagtail hunt last week we decided to have another go 22 April 11
Went straight to the dam wall but not a wagtail of any sort to be seen. Wandered down the road past the other reservoirs and the only birds of note was this Song Thrush

and a distant Tern, perched on one of the buoys

So back to the dam wall before leaving, and we were in luck

and was a little surprised to see this orchid flowering so early