I arrived shortly after 09.10 to find Dave trying to keep his spirits up in the thick fog. We decided to walk through the village as the visibility was better in the lee of Bannams Wood.
The sun soon started appearing and after 30 minutes the fog suddenly lifted. I pursued a few Goldcrests unsuccessfully but finally reached the ton with a photo of a Treecreeper.
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| 100. Treecreeper |
It won't be winning any awards but it'll do.
We headed down the hill across bright sunlit fields, noting about 50 Yellowhammers and 20 Reed Buntings behind the pool. The flashes were covered in birds, mostly Lapwings. We estimated 250 Lapwings plus 17 Black-headed Gulls, 36 Teal, 80 Mallard, 14 Snipe and two Green Sandpipers. Behind the furthest flash sat a single Kingfisher.
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| Kingfisher |
The return journey provided us with two Sparrowhawks, about 30 Skylarks, a fly-over Redpoll, and the best bird of the day, an adult Peregrine on the pylons.
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| Peregrine |
This species has been scarce here this year, and this was the first since two juveniles on Aug 24.
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