My determination to carry on exploring unremarkable tracts of land within ten kilometres of my front door paid off today, even though I didn't realise it at the time.
I picked Wythall and started walking north along a muddy and very little trodden footpath heading away from Becketts Farm parallel to the Wythall by-pass. It was a dull, dank day, the only blessing being that it was hardly raining at all.
Initially a decent flock of Redwings, close to a hundred, caught my attention, but after satisfying myself that there were no rare thrushes with them (there was only one Fieldfare), I trudged on.
As I was approaching some stables I paused and was startled by a medium sized bird which took off from under the hedge I was walking along. I saw just enough of it to confirm it was a Woodcock. Only later did I realise it was my first this year.
The return journey added a calling Ring-necked Parakeet to the day, and I found a flock of over 200 Jackdaws back near Becketts.
The camera was not used at all, so I'll have to mention a much less interesting walk which took place on Tuesday. I walked from Sambourne to the coniferous part of Coughton Park without seeing very much at all, but at least I got the camera out.
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