A glorious day at Dove Stone today with the following sightings: chaffinch, great tit, Jay, dunnock, robin, blackbird, song thrush, meadow pipit, wren, pied wagtail, mallard, a family of canada geese, black headed gull, pheasant, wood pigeon, and several sightings of the peregrine near the nest site.

Additional reports of spotted flycatcher and blackcap in Pennyworth Wood.

On the subject of Pennyworth Wood, the wardens and a team of volunteers have almost completed the new path and made a tremendous job of it which adds yet more interest to this wonderful reserve.