This morning I was joined by Richard Brooke, who was keen to improve his birding knowledge, and was well armed with a gadget fed through his iPhone aimed at boosting the bird sounds he could hear through his hearing aids. It is perhaps fair to say that this worked to a point.
My plan was to carry my scope around on its tripod so that any birds which perched up were available for Richard to view in close up. Unfortunately the birds didn't understand the plan, and mostly felt it their duty to fly off seconds before Richard looked at them.
At least he got some good views of Linnets. Their numbers seems to have returned to the numbers seen last week and close inspection of this photograph;
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| A lot of Linnets |
Inevitably, visiting the site two days in succession and in similar weather, produced more or less the same birds as yesterday. The Wigeon was still present, and two Stonechats showed well. At least four Snipe were seen in the flash field before the farmer appeared on his quad-bike. Three Mistle Thrushes flew over us, that being the largest count this year.
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| Bannams Wood |
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| Blackberries and a Sloe in the hedgerows |
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