Soil Hill

 I had a try for the Grasshopper Warbler  (reported by DJB this morning), this afternoon on Soil Hill but failed to hear one.

Pretty good conditions really but the cold wind gave way to hot sunshine making for some tough trudging.

The 'usual' species hereabouts but just one Lapwing and one Curlew heard.

Birds of the outing were Whitethroat with 10+ seen /heard.

A few Swift and Swallow passing by and 2 Sand Martin were seen back and forth along Ned Hill Track.

A few Lesser Black-backed Gulls passed by and there were good numbers of Linnets.

The last 2 photos of a distant bird at the very top

of the ruin opposite the white bungalow

at the top of Ned Hill.

Unsure of ID, thought Dunnock at the time.

Looks like a Whitethroat to me now.

Odd place to see one though?