20th January 2019 - Kingley Vale NR

A walk with Sophie and friends around Kingley Vale was surprisingly quiet, perhaps due to the amount of disturbance by other walkers and families out for the day. On the way up to Kingley Vale from the West Stoke Car Park a single Raven flew over and the arable fields held lots of Woodpigeons and Black-headed Gulls and near the Northern end of the path a couple of Yellowhammers were seen. Kingly Vale disappointed with just a selection of common woodland birds being seen. Once we arrived at the top near the Devil's Humps, 2 Red Kites were seen and a single Common Buzzard. On our way back down a single female Stonechat was seen in an arable field to the West.

An impressive view from the top of Kingly Vale NR, West Sussex.