I've never actually been birding in the Peak District before. The area is well known for bird persecution so it's never really taken my fancy. After cleaning up in Spurn during the morning we all fancied giving it a go as it was only thirty minutes from our route home.
The birds record was reported as only a second for Britian and was a second year bird from a re-introduction programme in the Alps.
Once we were happy we were in the right location we starting scanning the hill tops. A walkers was kind enough to come and inform us she thought she had seen seen the bird to the east of where we were looking so we thought we would give it a go. We were having a cracking chat about how well the day and gone when this monster of a bird came into view high and swing round to perch on a set of rocks about half a mile away.
The raptor had a good preen but always looked unsettled before taking off to the air to give us a stunning view as it flew right across the valley.
Whatever the status of the bird it was magnificant to witness and is well worth a visit.
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