After the rain a warm start provoked a competition to see which bird could sing loudest. The blackcap won this one with no trouble, making sure of success by getting in the tree nearest my hearing aid.
I'm still having difficulty uploading a good sound file of bird song into the blog. Google are happy with videos but there's no obvious advice for a simple sound file which should be easier as it is smaller.
The cuckoo is still working hard but the warblers are the stars of Blacka. No red grouse breed here although there are many on neighbouring and slightly higher moorland. And the wildness and increased tree cover attracts scores of singing warblers. But, oddly, S.S.S.I. designations claim its importance for upland breeding birds! Once again the local conservation lobby have got things wrong.
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lovely trees
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