I came down at dawn (I know...unusual) but wasn't rewarded for my "effort" in 3 hours!
After a kip and a trip to Tesco I returned early afternoon. Nice to meet up with Phil and his lady friend who'd popped over the bridge for a look.
This time the bird was on show, albeit distantly...
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| Handheld phonescope at 100yds |
Maybe I can add something else later?
I can!
After a futher two hours of watching the bird resting in the tree...
...there was a kerfuffle as the small group of patient admirers started to disperse towards the ploughed field. I drove up the road passing the group and parked on the wide verge at what I considered a reasonable distance (c50yds). The bird was sat in the field. The group then reached my car with some passing it. Guess what...the bird flew off. I then heard some chunnering about my car from people well beyond it!
As said recently...opinions eh..
Anyway here's the ground shot that I managed before its untimely departure...
A lovely bird and my favourite plumage for this species.
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