Walking near Dallington Forest in East Sussex today and came across a large (40+) flock of presumed Brambling (first time for me)
I couldn't really get close but the main features were light underbody, buff/orange breast and forked tail
I was wondering if this and the following behaviour is diagnostic for brambling...?
Flock was quite skittish and very noisy - constant finch like calls - but when I got a little closer the chatter would stop and more often than not would send most of the flock to the air - wheeling left and right but eventually settling at the same place more or less...
All I had was a pair of 8x21 and a Canon A40 - and managed to get this shot - not much good really...
Any thoughts much appreciated... Ta Tom
I couldn't really get close but the main features were light underbody, buff/orange breast and forked tail
I was wondering if this and the following behaviour is diagnostic for brambling...?
Flock was quite skittish and very noisy - constant finch like calls - but when I got a little closer the chatter would stop and more often than not would send most of the flock to the air - wheeling left and right but eventually settling at the same place more or less...
All I had was a pair of 8x21 and a Canon A40 - and managed to get this shot - not much good really...
Any thoughts much appreciated... Ta Tom