Spotted some new guests :
- 2 Little Buntings perched on dried corn plants
- 1 bulky Peregrine Falcon flying at low altitude and disappearing behind the “forest”
A flock of 15 Red-throated Pipits too. Possible Richard’s Pipit (harsh “tchriiipp” flight call, more strident than Paddyfield) ; but I have 0 experience of this species, need to send an expert to confirm !
The male Pied Harrier exploit a lot this patch, especially the dried corn field. I saw it resting on a ploughed parcel. Perched on a tall bush too. Difficult cohabitation with the local pair of Black-shouldered Kites which don’t tolerate the intrusion.
Really a wonderful bird, and good opportunities of nice photos.
Crap pic of the Buntings, taken from a long distance. Please don't zoom in ;-)Sebastien
Hi Sebastian,
ReplyDeleteI visited your excellent cornfield this morning (10th March) and found 2 Little Buntings, 3 Black-faced Buntings and five buntings which were too fast or distant to identify. This area is excellent and worthy of regular attention. The stunning male Pied Harrier, 2 Bluethroats, 7 Greenfinches, and 1 Yellow-legged Buttonquail were also in attendance. Nearly 100 Grey Herons flew over.
Cheers,
Simon
Hi Simon
ReplyDeleteHow did you ID the Yellow-legged Buttonquail ? I presume you flushed it.
I also flushed a Quail or Buttonquail in this area, in the sandy parcel with a vegetation composed of horsetail. It seemed to me less noisy (?) and upperparts more yellowish than the Barred B. Just an impression...
Happy birding,
Sebastian