This morning's jaunt was down to Old Park Wood which forms a part of the Ragley Estate, and is on the southern edge of my 10k Circle. There was a footpath running along its south side, but everywhere else was strictly out of bounds and the estate staff patrol it regularly looking for trespassers.
It was bright and sunny, and it wasn't long before I found a mixed flock of finches and buntings in a game strip alongside the footpath. About 100 of the finches were Linnets, and the rest were Chaffinches and Yellowhammers.
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| Some of the Linnets |
Any delight in finding this flock was tempered by the fact they were just outside my Circle. Its just as well I didn't find anything rare in with them.
Considering how restricted I was, I was pretty pleased to log a Woodcock, a pair of Marsh Tits, and a Red Kite during my hour and a half visit. None of them posed for the camera.
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| Old Park Wood |
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| Newman's Plantation |
I couldn't help wondering what I might have had a chance of finding if I'd been able to gain full access to the impressively large Old Park Wood.
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