Quote Originally Posted by Hes View Post
Nice! I saw a dipper along the river at Horton this morning and yesterday we watched swallows catching insects, a grey wagtail and a wren singing its heart out. Who would have believed such a tiny bird could make such a big sound.

I also saw two little wading birds which looked like sandpipers but my bird id skills aren't that great. They were pottering about on the pebbles at the edge of a stream running into the Ribble.
Common sandpiper Hes. We saw some at Bolton Abbey last night. Look out for their "white braces"