Alas, I couldn't stay, I had work to do! Luckily I was working in the countryside, the sun shone and the birds were singing! Skylarks sang overhead, tragically an increasingly rare sound in the British countryside. Their song is so calming and free, the world seems to be a better place every time you hear it, and picking out the bird in the vast sky is quite a task, usually just a tiny dot at an incredible height!
Chiffchaffs sang in the roadside hedges and trees, along with Chaffinches, Blackcaps, Great Tits and Wrens.
Ravens and Buzzards were overhead, both being mobbed regularly by Crows. At one stage a Crow attacked a Raven (A much bigger bird!) in flight and they tumbled together to the ground! They both flew off afterwards seemingly none the worse!
After work I popped into RSPB Greylake close to my home. The usual birds were attracted to the feeders in the car-park. This remains the best place to see Reed Buntings at close quarters! I was especially pleased to see plenty of Goldfinches. I'd not seen them here before, I think most of Somersets population reside in my garden, costing me a fortune in Sunflower hearts!
Below are some of the pictures of the day, along with a cock Pheasant I came across in Dorchester, Dorset, last week;
^^Above^^ - Male Redstart
^^ Above ^^ - Singing Wren
^^ Above ^^ - Blackcap
^^ Above ^^ - Chiffchaff
^^ Above ^^ - Raven (the middle bird) harrasssed by Carrion Crows
^^ Above ^^ - Raven (underneath) and Crow tumbling to the ground!
^^ Above ^^ - Goldfinches
^^ Above ^^ - Great Tit
^^ Above ^^ - Male (top 2) and female Chaffinches
^^ Above ^^ - Reed Buntings....the males are the ones with dark heads.
^^ Above ^^ - Robin
^^ Above ^^ - Male Pheasant
