Another long ride in the saddle

A long ride from my car MOT saw me arrive on the patch @ 11am - an hour and a half later , not a lot !

First off @ Bluebridge ( Flood plain ) 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Little Egret

Northern edge of flood Plain

This will get Redstart soon !

Then onto Bancroft Park , despite spending 35 minutes in this section , 6 Chiffchaff and a male Blackcap were the highlights , with a female Sparrowhawk circling

2 Green Woods were yaffling , one on far paddock and the other @ the Lake

Southerne end of Big lake, looking North  (Lodge Lake)

This was where the Garganeys were last May !


A further 4 Chiffchaffs also singing , Southern Pond, Lake, Pinewood and Far Paddock, another Little Egret  along Middle Stream. Great day to be out though !!!! the Wasteground has to score soon ......

Hills and Hollows sun trap

And this is my dead cert Hoopoe and Wryneck area ;-)

but nothing is as good as finding a patch first ( well my first true love patch ! )

One of the 4 Little Gulls @ Furzton

There is a Little Gull in there, Honest !