Saturday, 15 March 2014

Skirr Cottage Journal: 6.

      Spring is definitely in the air. Last weekend saw my first sighting of a bumble bee and a butterfly. Best of all, the curlews are back on the moor above the cottage. First one appeared, settling in the field over our garden wall. The following day a small flock had arrived by starlight, their bubbling banshee-like calls bringing the rough pasture under the Edge suddenly alive and vibrant. Only one lapwing has been seen so far and I have yet to hear a local skylark, but hopefully it will not be too long before I hear their beautiful singing filling the sky.


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