Wednesday, 3 April 2019

BLAKEHILL WHEATEARS

I braved the  cold wind and possibility of a shower to visit Blakehill to look for recently arrived wheatears.  The fence posts lining the track across the plateau are favoured   by these birds and make them relatively easy to spot. 

As hoped I spotted at least three wheatears, male and female, together with a number of skylarks singing. 






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