After seeing the Black Grouse at Upper Teasdale, we drove along the St John's Chapel road over the top and into Weardale. Driving down the dale, we stopped at the Durham Dales Visitor Centre in Stanhope because previously the car park has been a haven for common birds.

The car park was a sun trap and several birds spent time enjoying the warmth. It was long before the Great Tit start to doze off under the brush!