Time is moving on at
pace and my next birding adventure is just over five weeks away. There is still
plenty of preparation to do which includes learning approximately 1000 species
of bird that frequent the three countries that I am visiting.
The internal and
external politics at Beddington Farm rumble on with one constant that the
habitat is being destroyed and the key to the gates will only serve as a
momento of past glories to the limited number of holders of it!
The wind has been
blowing in the direction of more pleasant pastures of late and saw me return to
Epsom and Walton Downs for a few hours exploration in overcast and misty
conditions. There always seem to be a good number of resting gulls on the
racecourse and the bushes and shrubs are loaded with berries at this time of
year.
A Buzzard and a
Kestrel were the first entrants onto the raptor tally. Both incurred the wrath
of local corvids who unceremoniously set about the individuals as they entered
the airspace.
I logged thirty one
species during the walk which included a Firecrest and a Brambling. Passerines were
numerous and their true numbers were only apparent when a dog scurried along
the small paths dissecting the trees. The result was a visual display of mixed
flocks scattering in all directions eventually settling once the perceived intruder had passed.
Where will the wind take me next?!
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