A very smart male Crossbill was hanging around on the leeward side of Causeway Plantation this afternoon. He did not move around much, just sitting around in the relatively warm sun with no singing or calling. I guess he might have a partner nearby doing something more important
Nearby were the usual resident species and only one singing Chiffchaff, surprising after hearing a handful in Haroldstone Woods a couple of days ago.
Plumstone Mountain was pretty quiet, with only a few Skylarks having a sing in the sun despite the stiff chilly breeze. One large distant non-Buzzard raptor flew around the corner of the Plantation towards Dudwell Mountain just as I was leaving and did not reappear.