A view from the Eastern Bird Hide. 
Richard crossing the dam at the Southern end of Tittesworth Reservoir.
What a grey day - Hen Cloud I think!
Our first encounter with calling Frogs!
Our second encounter with calling Frogs and more!Walk stats:Distance:4.8 miles; Climb:596'.
Time:2 hours 22 minutes; On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn and Richard.
The planned walk didn't start with good vibes, first the road to our start point was closed, we then went to the first village on our walk and couldn't find anywhere to park so on to the next village. We did find some roadside parking here, and sat patiently in the car for about an hour to see if the rain would subside just a little, it didn't! we then went to Tittesworth Reservoir and decided to have lunch in the car, just hoping that we might get a walk in later.
The rain relented and we set of on what we thought would be an easy walk around the reservoir. It would have been had we kept to the main route rather that follow the feint path through the woods close to the Eastern edge of the reservoir. This is certainly the hardest, most slippy lakeside path that I have ever had the pleasure of traversing!
The second half of the walk was along well maintained hard surfaced paths, what a pleasure after the our earlier experiences.
The highlight of the day was seeing one stream with masses of Frog spawn and several calling Frogs and later hearing more Frogs calling, we also found a pair mating!
It may not have been the planned walk, but at least it was a a walk that in the end was enjoyable!
Birds seen or heard today included:Reed bunting, Canada goose, Mute swan, Chaffinch, Mallard, Cormorant, Blackbird, Carrion crow, Great tit, Lapwing, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Pied wagtail, Coot,Song thrush, Robin, House sparrow, Tufted duck and a female Mandarin.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Wilkes Head in Leek, where the Hartington bitter was as ever in particularly good condition.
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