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| Go fly one |
In these strange and anchorless times, being able to head out and enjoy birds and nature so close at hand has never felt quite such a privilege as it does at the moment. Hence, I'm making the most of it, and with migration underway, I've re-opened my vismig account at my favoured spot at Reighton Sands, where the views are so beautiful, the birds don't always have to put on the ritz.
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| High-flying Reed Bunting |
These first couple of sessions haven't set the world on fire regarding quantity (nor would i expect them to at this point in the season), but there's been a decent trickle of common passerines, and, happily, several early highlights to brighten up the notebook:
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| The Barn Owls have played ball every morning by my vantage point |
The first of which was a Hooded Crow heading north within a surge of Corvids (yes, with an R...) a couple of days ago on the early morning of the 16th, which was followed by a couple of stand-outs this morning; firstly, a calling Woodlark (less than annual locally) coasting at head height, happily picked up by Will at the Gap a while later, and secondly, a rather more expected but still locally scarce Red Kite, which coasted from at least as far away as Long Nab and followed the ridge south-east towards Buckton (see final pic).
I'll be out vismigging as often as conditions - external and otherwise - allow, so watch this space for more as the spring unfolds.
