After Martin Bevan and Mark Evans had done their BBS Survey this morning Martin and myself decided to have another visit to CCG to look for Ring Ouzels. Martin had heard some on the survey earlier but only Mark had seen them flying away.
On arriving at CCG we found it bathed in sunshine and ideal we thought for singing Ring Ouzels. However it was very quiet and our hopes looked dashed again. After coffee and chocolate supplied by me again Martin finally picked one up in a distant tree. We managed to pick it up in the scope (my scope Martin had not brought his) just before it flew. It then evaded us for awhile before I refound it.
It then decided to sing for the next half hour but not for the lack of trying we simply could not locate it.
On the way down near the bottom Martin said I thought I just heard Redstart but was doubting himself. But sure enough there was a stunning male Redstart flickering around the trees. There was definitely one more possible two there.
It was then over the road and into the woods where more or less straight away we found 3 Pied Flycatchers (2 male and 1 Female). This was turning into a good day. Some record shots below.
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What! you had your scope and Mart didn't! something's wrong here
ReplyDeleteYes martin i felt as i always take my scope i thought it was time for phil to dig is out of storage and I am not one to tell tales and phil got up to the gate and remebered he left is bins in the car .
ReplyDeleteI'm not one for telling tales either but last week Mr Bevan took my rucksack home as well as his own, how he managed this I do not know it's bad enough carrying one. When I got it back in contained all the contents of his rubbish bin from home.
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