Black Redstarts

   Ventured up to Top Withens to try and spot the Black Redstart
   that has been reported up there and lo and behold as soon as I
   got out of the car it was there but very elusive and at a distant
   which doesn't help with photography so pics are poor but at
   least I got to see it, the one I saw at about 10.00am was only
   a juvenile it was bobbing about on the tractor and the field
   in the farmyard until the farms cat turned up which sent it
   flying down the valley not to be seen again until later in the
   day.

   Other stuff there between 10.00 and 12.00 were a few Meadow
   Pipits, Kestrel, flock of Goldfinch, a few Linnets and Mistle
   Thrush flew over. John.M and another couple turned up looking
   for the Redstart but only got a glancing view of it, but this was
   an Adult and I also seen two Adults having a bit of a scuffle around
   the Farmhouse but too speedy to get a lock on the camera both had
   dark greyish bodies and bright orange tails, had a look in my bird
   books and on the internet to check if they were Black or Common
   Redstart and I must say now they were deffo 2 adult Black Redstarts,
   a Weasel was also seen running along one of the walls.

   I got home and had just finished reporting what Id seen when out of
   the front window a Red Kite flew by being mobbed by crows and
   flying towards fly flatts, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit,
   and Robin were in the garden.

   6.00PM O'Clock I decided to wander back up to the Withens and the
   juvenile Black Redstart was on a wall but didn't stay around long,
   lots of Meadow Pipits were milling about and about 8 Wheatear were
   knocking around on the walls and in the fields but at a distance but its
   always nice to see them.