With Christmas bearing down on us I have been almost too busy to look at birds.
Glancing out of the kitchen window has produced regular sightings of a male Blackcap since a pair turned up at the beginning of the month.
This morning I was sent out on the usual last minute errands, one of which was to go the Purity Brewery to get stocked up. Three minutes away was Morgrove Coppice, and I had recently had a Twitter email from AdyG@punkygibbon telling me he had seen a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker there. So I called in for a quick look.
Needless to say I didn't locate the Lesser Spot, but I did find the ringers hard at work. Whilst we chatted, a Morgrove Coppice tick flew over, a Peregrine. Not especially surprising given the close proximity of Morton Bagot. By the time I got the camera out it was too late to get anything more than a distant silhouette.
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| Chaffinch |
I settled for a female Chaffinch which Leigh held up for me, then bid them a Merry Xmas and headed home.
Have a good one, and stay safe.
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