Apologies for the recent lack of up-dates, I've not been in a very good place; mentally, of late. Thanks to the input and efforts of so many friends, neighbours and family, things now appear to be on the mend. Bruno and I had a wander around The Little Stour Valley, this morning, and it turned out to be a very enjoyable outing. Blue skies had replaced the early morning wind and rain ensuring that the visibility was about as good as it gets. As we made our way along the regular route, it was obvious that Stonechats were present in decent numbers particularly atop, and around, the game cover which borders many of the fields within the area.
A few Linnets, Chaffinches, Reed Buntings along with the occasional Yellowhammer were also feeding around the game cover, so there was always something to point my binos towards as we slowly made our way around the circuit. Three distant egrets (Cattle ?) were watched flying westwards towards Grove Ferry before I discovered the bird of the morning. A smart male Dartford Warbler popped up, very briefly, on a sunflower allowing me to grab a token image of this addition to my 2025 year list.
Benno and I are Perch fishing down at Sandwich Coarse Fishery in the morning. Not too sure that it will be particularly serious but, instead, a social catch up.
