Birding in the UK: British Moorland Birds on Grassington Moor

Last June, Eric and I had the opportunity to spend the month in the UK, taking in its incredible natural beauty and rich history. A few of our favorite days were spent in the Yorkshire Dales, where we enjoyed a cool, drizzly hike up onto bleak but beautiful Grassington Moor. Here, high above the verdant pastures, the rocky, heather-covered hills were wild and rugged, and the birds were both…