lazza
Well-known member
OK, this is a long shot...
I was at Bothal pond yesterday near Ashington in Northumberland, and briefly on the horse meadows by the road I saw a small (sparrow-sized) bird briefly flying up out of long grass. It disappreared completely into the long grass for a minute or so, before flitting up about 2-3 feet into the air and landing back in the grass. It did this 3-4 times.
My views were quite distant, and once I got closer, it had stopped, and didn't appear again.
Its most prominent feature was a very bright orange-red breast, but I didn't get a long enough views to fully register any other features, although other than the red-orange breats, it seemed mainly dark, with some white in the wings, possibly.
The only birds I can think of would be a wheatear, but the breast seemed much darker and brighter, or a stonechat, but I don't associate them with this kind of behaviour.
Any other suggestions?!
I was at Bothal pond yesterday near Ashington in Northumberland, and briefly on the horse meadows by the road I saw a small (sparrow-sized) bird briefly flying up out of long grass. It disappreared completely into the long grass for a minute or so, before flitting up about 2-3 feet into the air and landing back in the grass. It did this 3-4 times.
My views were quite distant, and once I got closer, it had stopped, and didn't appear again.
Its most prominent feature was a very bright orange-red breast, but I didn't get a long enough views to fully register any other features, although other than the red-orange breats, it seemed mainly dark, with some white in the wings, possibly.
The only birds I can think of would be a wheatear, but the breast seemed much darker and brighter, or a stonechat, but I don't associate them with this kind of behaviour.
Any other suggestions?!