With the light levels so much better, than they had been yesterday, Bruno and I returned to the same place for our walk this morning. It was reasonably clear, but the ESE wind ensured it felt bloody freezing so we were both well wrapped up prior to leaving the van. We'd gone back purely because I hoped to get some better images of the Tree Sparrows. How very silly? We took exactly the same route but, not only failed to spot any Tree Sparrows, didn't encounter a single Linnet or Goldfinch either. There were several Skylarks around the set-a-side fields with some in sub-song display mode. It was left to the bunting clan to provide the entertainment for the morning. I counted thirty-four Yellowhammers and twenty-one Corn Buntings, yet it was the Reed Buntings which were most numerous - triple figures! A couple of Ravens were amongst the mixed corvid flock and several Stock Doves were also present.
It is a huge area of set-a-side, so there is so much more to explore, hence the Goldfinches, Linnets and Tree Sparrows could easily still be present, just not where we'd walked this morning. Looks like an ongoing mission if I'm unable to get out with the rods.
Once again the EOS 90d performed its' magic and I was able to get some reasonable images to accompany this post.
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