I was just coming back along the hedge running parallel
to the road (I had given up really as I was soaked!) when about 50m away from
the carpark I noticed a chunky, Yellowhammer sized Bunting in the hedge no more
than 5m away from me with a couple of Reed Buntings, I got it in my rain
speckled binoculars to see a large Bunting, very pale with no hint of any
yellow anywhere – bright white ground colour to the underparts and white edges
to the primaries; it was flicking its tail and giving little Yellowhammer like calls
as it was nervous that I was so close and I instantly knew it was a female PINE BUNTING!!
I watched it for a few minutes at really close range
(I had made a conscious decision earlier to leave my camera in the car as it
was raining! I would have nailed it if I
hadn’t!); it gradually worked its way deeper into the hedge so I edged round
it, ran to the car to get my camera and was back in a few minutes but
inevitably it had disappeared. I looked
around a bit but there was no sign in the continuing rain then went and told a
few people in the hides but no one seemed to care much (or even know what one
was!).
I then gambled and left to go and look it up to confirm
what I had seen and to put it out but luckily it was re-found later in the
afternoon and through the following day allowing many people to catch up with
it – I didn’t go back as I hate all that twitching in crowds antics!
Two adult Whooper
Swans were with 50+ Mute Swans in fields at Cound.
Taken a few days ago not on 1st January, when it was nice and sunny!
Male and female Wigeon
Snipe
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