I visited Teggs Nose County Park and Wildboarclough today for an afternoon's birding. I started off at Bottoms reservoir and walked up to Teggs nose. A male and female Mandarin were seen along with 9 of her brood
Mandarin Duck
After a good search around the usual areas for Pied flycatcher, not one could be seen, which is a worry, as this has always been a good breeding ground for this species in Cheshire.
Teggs Nose County Park
Little else was seen in the area apart from a calling Redstart. Moving on to Wildboarclough, I soon connected with the resident Dippers that had raised a young bird.
Dipper
A nice afternoon's birding, but not great numbers of birds were seen; however, the weather was beautiful. Long may it continue!
Wildboarclough valley with Shutlingsloe in the background
