Following my sighting of a Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus on 10 April there has been a period of poor weather, and I have not been able to get back up Batch Valley to see if more birds have arrived. This afternoon was more benign, and I ventured up to the slopes below the Jinlye, a regular place for this species over the last three years. I met with good success, with at least seven birds on the hillside.
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| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus |
This species nested on the Long Mynd until 2003, when the last breeding attempt was recorded. A lone male held territory without success in the following year, and since then we have had to be satisfied with birds on passage to breeding grounds further north.
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| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus |
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| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus |
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| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus |
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