A group of about 10-12 Crossbills were in the upper part of the forestry plantation on the edge of  Plumstone Mountain this morning. Numerous other birds were also present in…

I returned to Plumstone Mountain last night to see if I could find any sign of the Nightjar(s) I heard there just over two weeks ago. A surprise for me…

A Nightjar was churring from the forestry area at the edge of Plumstone Mountain for about 10 to 15 minutes from about 10.10 pm this evening. Later, what was probably…

A Spotted Flycatcher was present this morning in the forestry plantation on the edge of Plumstone Mountain. Also an immature Crossbill. There were at least a dozen Siskin (possibly more)…

  2 Cuckoo calling, lots of Whitethroat, Stonechat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. 2 Blackcap in the woods, but no sign of any Yellowhammer! Kite and Buzzard quartering the scrub 

It was a pleasant surprise yesterday in spotting a Ring Ouzel in the hawthorn-gorse scrubby area to the southwest of the rock and a reminder to self to always check…

From Roger Mathias: Morning all, Great sight of a female goshawk over the heath at Plumstone in the spring sunshine this morning.