From Simon Roberts - Walked up Dudwell and Plumstone Mountains on Monday 27th January between 2.00 - 4.45pm. A Short-eared Owl flew up from the scrub 200m south of the Dudwell Mountain trig point and disappeared onto the western slope at 3.45pm. Three Common Snipe startled out of the scrub. A Peregrine idled southwards from the trig point. Two Red Kites drifted around to the west. Many Stonechats.
Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker and singing Mistle Thrush in the conifer plantation.
Woodcock from the willow/thorn scrub north-east of the trig point at 4.30pm plus a pair of Bullfinches.
A gradual stream of Starlings from 3.30pm in groups of up to 25 all heading south-east between the two mountains.