Can't beat a day standing in the mud on a slag heap in Stainforth !! The weather could have been more kind, a misty murky day but it did clear around lunchtime, just before it started to get dark! The temperature hovered around 2 degrees and with thick, gloopy, slippery mud underfoot, good job we had good coffee ! The rough-leg favoured an oak tree in the distance where it sat most of the morning until it flew across the road over the slag bank getting constantly harrassed by crows. The bird seemed to be constantly flying for around an hour, but never close. Eventually seeming to settle among the scrub on the bankings opposite. But, saw it we did ! A very raggy juvenile rough-legged buzzard and only 15 miles from home. If it stays and the sun shines, definately worth another visit.
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