Pathways.

Bright and still warm, this is worrying to say the least. But Pathways looks good and the number of species on site today was again good. The best being that although I saw a pair of GREY WAGTAIL a few weeks ago flying about they did not settle. But as walked  by the run off I saw one dive in the ditch. I came up at it was washing itself of in the stream. To say it is dark in there is to tell the truth so to get any picture was difficult so none of my pics do this lovely bird justice.

Amazingly this was the first time I have picked up on a COMMON PHEASANT which when you think of the hours of this year it is a true surprise that it has taken a long time. WIGEON, GADWALL, MALLARD, and numbers of MOORHEN  increasing. I also heard a KINGFISHER which is the first for a long while.

Later on in the day we travelled through Hulver. I needed a pee and went into a field when I put up a small flock of birds. Four  YELLOWHAMMER  and a MEADOW PIPIT. We also had a really dark COMMON BUZZARD.

Think this is more like a tree pipit as streaking is thinned out and lower mandible pink. A larger bill and also smaller hind claw. Colour is also more light brown rather than darker and finner call as it set off.