It's been ages since I went for a walk over the Beacon and with the possibility of wheatears at this time of the year, it's always worth a visit.
No wheatears though but 4 Meadow pipits and a single skylark. There could have been more pipits, but they were difficult to keep a track of in the long grass on the plateau.
In the rough grassland beyond the plateau, a flock of c.30 goldfinches were feeding on thistles, in trees and in flight. Two noisy green woodpeckers set up from the grassland.
Other birds included: lesser black-backed gull (single bird in flight), kestrel (in flight/hovering), sparrowhawk (female in flight).