Saturday 16 April 2011

Plenty of WHEATEARS but not much else on Ivinghoe Hills this morning

A lovely early morning to be out on the hills


Soon bumped into Dave, Steve, Mike Wallen and Mike Hurst to pass the time of day and to see the 20+ Wheatears in the sheep field and the male, confiding Ring Ouzel on the slope. Also a 'lazy' pale Buzzard on a post adjacent to the sheep pens. Many Linnets feeding in the rough area plus Corn Bunting and many Skylarks. Blackcaps and Willow Warblers singing everywhere on the Steps Hill area with a single Whitethroat.

Later at Bison Hill I saw my first Grizzled Skipper of the year + Green Hair-streak (Francis Buckle)

No comments: