Nightingale delight.

Could anyone please confirm if this is an Early Purple Orchid?

Many thanks as not very good with orchid id even after looking in the books.

Garganey
Pied Flycatcher

Siskin

Newts

Escaping to Safety!

Curlew

Dipper

Nest Building

Shoveler

Had a good few sightings in the past few days. Had our first House Martins and a very obliging Garganey at Margrove Ponds and today heard a Nightingale singing at Cowpen Bewley Country Park with a very fleeting glimpse but hearing the song was good enough. We had a run across towards Richmond and Reeth and along the river near the Stang and had Dipper, Redstart and Pied Flycatcher it was a lovely clear, sunny day once you got out of the wind.