This afternoon Stewart & myself visited Pitstone Hill, leaving the car park we headed off towards the escarpment & into the wind, disturbing a Fox that was lying up under some bushes, that seemed to flush out a Whitethroat as a Great Spotted Woodpecker flew to a dead branch. A Small group of Goldfinches were sat nearby.
Chalk Hill Blues.
This bloke kept gettin' in my way!!
After we photographed the mating Chalk Hill Blues we came across a Bee's nest which had fallen to the detective skills of a Badger, with the honeycomb split open.
A small group of Fallow Deer sheltered in the lea of a hedge, 2 Swifts, a Sand Martin, a Couple of Swallows & 15 Starlings all passed over, while a Yellow Hammer called from some bushes.
Carline Thistle.
Chalk Hill Blue.
Copyright : Stewart Dennis.
Copyright : Stewart Dennis.
Onwards over the summit, where a Kestrel took full advantage of the strong wind.
Dropping down out of the wind towards the fence line we came upon a Sky Lark carrying food, which descended into the long grass to feed it's young. Further along the track Linnets were perched up on bushes posing nicely. A few Meadow Pipits rose up from the grass. Then we came across another Sky Lark carrying food, so two pairs still breeding. Over the crop field below the fence line at least forty Swallows were hawking insects. On returning to the car park, six Meadow Pipits flew up from the grass along with a handful of Sky Larks, sure I heard a Corn Bunting nearby, but didn't have time to look.
Linnets
Copyright : Stewart Dennis.
Scabious Copyright : Stewart Dennis.
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