Exmoor - Sat 18 Apr

An early start and a day out with some mates to explore Exmoor. Arriving at around 7.30am it was 2½°C, and with a fierce wind it felt well below zero! Needless to say there were no birds to be seen on the moors so after a quick trip to Porlock where there was no sign of the Hooded Crow reported a few days earlier we set off to Horner and a walk up the wooded valley in the hope of avoiding the weather until the day warmed up. Horner did produce a couple of male Pied Flycatchers and a pair of Marsh Tits amongst commoner fair, but still very few birds about so on to Pool Farm where a Wood Warbler put on a good show. We then headed back up on to the moor and had a wander around near Nutscale Reservoir, the highlight being a couple of Wheatears. After some discussion we decided to cut our losses and head back to the Somerset Levels for the afternoon.