A complete whiteout on the patch in the morning resulted in no birds been seen, so after some artsy fartsy images i headed back home to watch the feeders for abit.
To give an impression how bad it was, i couldnt see anything more that 4 metres in front of me!
And when i got back to the garden, the now daily Redpoll's and Siskin's were on the feeders
However, after the fog lifted, i headed out onto the patch immidiatly surrounding the garden, which, admittdly, apart from Siskins and Redpoll's was quiet.
But while walking through on of the woodlands i was watching a mixed tit flock containing Nuthatches when a large, dumpy pigeon sized snipe flushed from the undergrowth.
A WOODCOCK!
Usually i struggle to see this species on a year to year basis, despite breeding nearby, i just never have the time to go specifically looking for them, so i have to hope for a stray like this!
This was only the start of a good patch Run!
MB
3 comments:
Nice film:) Were you speaking in French? I heard two voices.
Super pics and video Craig! By the way the Siskins you ordered haven't arrived in my garden yet but I did have a m&f Bullfinch which was a welcome surprise!
Nice one with the Woodcock!
euthymic- No, it was the tv you could hear :P You tend to get a nice background sounds of either the Tv or Radio on my Garden videos!
Thankyou Pam- I will have another word :P But well done with the Bullfinch's, there really uncommon in my garden!
And thankyou again :)
MB
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