We walked west towards Patrington and it was "Birdy" as the Americans say! Good flocks of Yellowhammers...
...Reed Buntings (c30) and Chaffinches (c50) were present. As we approached "the bungalow" I noticed some chunky numbers in a lone tree. 10 Corn Buntings. Over the next 30 minutes I was treated to my best ever performance by these scarce, under-rated birds. A conservative estimate would be 30 . Many disputes were in evidence and a few were actually SINGING!!
It was also nice to pick a few out in the winter crop...
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| Subtle |
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| In a different light |
I've said it before ...and I'll no doubt say it again...so fortunate to have this species (and quite a few others scarcities) locally.
A pair of distant Swans sailed over...wing noise only...
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| Mute |
Always notable here. Add to this a few Fieldfare...
and Redwing...
...a near constant movement of Wood Pigeons and three large coveys of Red-legged Partridges (released birds?) it turned out to be quite a morning! Still no Lapwing!
Great news regarding the "scope situation". After much searching I've incredibly (considering the age) found a mint condition APO 62 body!! I dug out a pair of Leica 8x20 BCA's which I've had for years and Louise used only occasionally. Bottom line being I'm back in business for under £500 which with today's telephone number prices for scopes I have to be happy with. It's still a great compact scope.
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