We made a flying visit to our local patch yesterday afternoon, since G had seen twice a Black-headed Bunting and when we had gone together it had failed to materialise.
This time it was there! Singing from a wire, not very close (definitely not like this one a couple of years ago), and in terrible light, but still amazing to see here! Lovely bird. On the way we had seen a Short-toed Eagle, Stonechat and one of the many Melodious Warblers that seem to be around this spring.
Not too far away, along one of our favourite dirt roads, Roller, Stone Curlew, the last Lesser Kestrel of the several seen in the past weeks, Red-backed Shrike and the ubiquitous Corn Buntings, Crested Larks and Skylarks. Unfortunately no Red-footed falcons - the flow seems to have dried up. And not a single Honey Buzzard, when we had seen four together only a few days ago. And strangely no Bee-eaters seen, although we did hear them.
Oh, and a Montagu's Harrier and a Turtle Dove on the way home.
Not too bad for a couple of hours!
This time it was there! Singing from a wire, not very close (definitely not like this one a couple of years ago), and in terrible light, but still amazing to see here! Lovely bird. On the way we had seen a Short-toed Eagle, Stonechat and one of the many Melodious Warblers that seem to be around this spring.
Not too far away, along one of our favourite dirt roads, Roller, Stone Curlew, the last Lesser Kestrel of the several seen in the past weeks, Red-backed Shrike and the ubiquitous Corn Buntings, Crested Larks and Skylarks. Unfortunately no Red-footed falcons - the flow seems to have dried up. And not a single Honey Buzzard, when we had seen four together only a few days ago. And strangely no Bee-eaters seen, although we did hear them.
Oh, and a Montagu's Harrier and a Turtle Dove on the way home.
Not too bad for a couple of hours!
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