A lovely walk round Dale Airfield this morning. There were large numbers of Skylark, as well as quite a few Meadow Pipits and Linnets, as well as 4 Chough. On the stony field, there were about 30 Golden Plover. However, the highlight today was a male Merlin, which was initially not far from the gate at the end of the road up from Dale, and which I then watched for some time, as it perched on various fence posts and on a grassy bank.
