Castle O'er Forest walk. After the trip to Clatteringshaws yesterday a forest walk seemed like a good idea. Planned an extended route on the main forest roadways as it was wet. Quickly saw a flock of bullfinches on the edge of the first conifers. Heard but did not see pipit on the moor by the iron age settlement. Walking north behind the settlement, a lot of small birds high overhead (siskins?), then a few goldcrests in a lone deciduous tree (long time, no see) and two pairs of red deer as the sun came out. Strange to see bullfinch and goldcrest ahead of chaffinch and blue tit, but these appeared on the NE corner of the route, along with other tits and a single woodpecker at the very top of a pine tree.
Thought this would be the day of no long-tailed tits, but hey presto, they turned up in the last half mile within sight of the car park. More goldcrests where bullfinches had been.
Pleasantly eerie atmosphere throughout the walk. No wind, totally silent and so warm the midges were out. Plenty of mature trees with cones, but no crossbills.
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