Its been a couple of
days since i have been out what with the gales, rain and such so
finding this morning flat calm and exceptionally mild was a pleasant
find. Shooting off up to Eskadale with the dog on tow was a muddy
delight, every thing was fresh moist and the air was sharp and clear.
This is a huge change to the sunny spells during the gales. The air
then is allways laden with salt and the air holds a haze that becomes
particularly Leary with the dropping sun behind it. Anyway i digress,
that was then and this is now, now is a different game! The cycle up
has really only put up a dozen meadow pipits and arriving at
the bushes the dog once again dives in to where he has chased
pheasants before. Its a bugger but he jumped in before i realised
what was going on. Three wee birds flushed followed immediately by
several calling redwings one of which dived into the elder beside the
stand of fuchsia. He held his ground for a minute calling angerly
until the dog once again moved him away as well. These were the first
redwings i have seen this year. All excited I was going to post them
up on Orkbird on my return but it soon turned out they were all
over and folks were well aware they were about !! Our return to the
house had starlings fly catching, a spectacle I always find enjoyable
to watch. I wish I had a big camera with a big lens to catch some of
the antics !! Down the fields there were substantial golden plover
and pink footed geese flocks along with the first widgeon of the
season on the Breckan pools.........Oh its nice the wind and rain
have stopped !!
There is a little film
of the flocks on the blogs facebook page. To get there click the link
in the side bar on the right.
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