Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Stolly]

Three roe deer tonight. Two (as usual ) in Cleatops Wood and another further on jumping the wall into Black's Plantation near Peart Crags

[Rob Furness]

Three deer last night on the Chevin about 5pm, not seen them being quite so open up there before. All three just pottering about eating whilst I watched. Shame I didn't have a camera on me

[wharfeego]

A bumbarrel in my Siver Birch tree. Never seen one in my garden before.

You got me there for a while Alf! Seems that 'bumbarrel' is an old term for a Long Tailed Tit.

[Derby Tup]

You got me there for a while Alf! Seems that 'bumbarrel' is an old term for a Long Tailed Tit.

A new one on me too wharfee. Always seems odd this time of year seeing single or paired up LTT when they're such a social species for much of the year

[Derby Tup]

My 1st swallow of the spring seen this afternoon near Pool Bank

[wharfeego]

My 1st swallow of the spring seen this afternoon near Pool Bank

Knew you'd see the first Swallow! Next up..Willow Warbler.

[that_fjell_guy]

Just had a walk around site and saw Wheatear, Meadow Pipit and discovered we have a colony of Bank Voles, which I'd not spotted before!

[The Navigator]

A good day so far today.
Curlew, Lapwing and 3 Roe Deer on Clougha this morning, my first swallow of the year on the way home, then a rather splendid male Siskin on the nyjer seed in the garden.

[Masham Man]

Common Sandpiper, House Martin on my morning run but still no Swallow for me.

[GeoffB]

Peacock butterfly fluttered by as I was cycling home from work yesterday.

Best start looking out for swallows in the Peak.