Two of the earliest summer migrants come back to Rosedale each year, ring ouzels and wheatears. Both are back on the moor and pairing up. Ring ouzels nest on heather-clad steep slopes and wheatears favour open stoney ground. Both can be seen from the old railway line. Updale Natural History Recorder
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Male and female ring ouzel
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Female wheatear