Pittswood Birds

Seven CORMORANTS (54) flew over Ashes lane as I walked to work this morning, quite a good number for my patch, it's always good to get them on the months list as they can be easy to miss, as big as they are!  :-) Little else was of note, Migrant Alley was devoid of passage birds, despite a good scanning of the posts, fencelines and paddocks.

Walking back from work, through Migrant Alley, I again stopped off and gave the paddocks a good scan, and this time no fewer than 4 WHEATEARS were found, were they the 3 from yesterday joined by another ? If so where were the 3 this morning ? They must be late risers :-)

I was back out to scan Migrant Alley straight after having some lunch, I refound the Wheatears but only one of them was close enough to photograph. 



Wheatear




Wheatear

 Moving on round the fields, I spotted another small bird on a different fenceline, blimey! Yet another WHINCHAT!  This is the best Autumn for Whinchat passage ive had in the ten years of recording, superb!  Unfortunatley, the promising patch visit was cut short not long after, when the rain moved in :-)  Still, it was an excellent hour none-the -less


Whinchat




Whinchat




Whinchat

 There were a few Butterflies about first thing this afternoon, mostly Small Whites, but 4 Speckled Woods were also seen, and a Small Copper


Speckled Wood