The day began with a low flying Peregrine causing pigeon
chaos in and around the garden. If my window had been open any wider it may
have snatched me for breakfast. There was plenty of noise from the passerines
before the garden fell silent as the peg cleared the roof. The garden does
occasionally have a pile of pigeon feathers in it but the local cats get the
blame for this!
Next stop was at Banstead Downs Golf Course where the birds
were less numerous that previous visits but there were plenty of wild flowers
in bloom which had me slightly distracted. I am a complete novice with botany
but the more I looked the more flowering plants I found. I just had to keep one
eye on the tee and listen out for the crack of club and whizzing golf balls!
My last stop of the day was later than expected at Epsom
Downs and Walton Heath but I had arrived during the lunchtime period leaving
the racecourse almost devoid of humans. The birds seemed to be on their lunch
break too.
As I walked the Gallops you could hear a mouse fart and it left
me wondering why I was there. As I stepped off the main path to an area I have
seen Firecrest a call stopped me in my tracks and had me engaging the camera! A
Marsh Tit was checking me out busily hopping from branch to branch. This
species was new for my site list and a species I do not see that often during my
travels.
The corvids then started going crazy and a Buzzard honed
into view. The bird managed to shake off the opposition but did not remain for
long after a circuit to check me out!
The fields were covered in flowers unfortunately some of the
paths were still impassable with my light footwear.
I therefore walked on the
main path to join another track which is lined with mixed woodland. The area
was also fairly quiet another Marsh Tit was added to the days tally. I left as the post lunch invasion of folk began!
I have not even started looking at the photos of the plants
but noticed many similarities in the flowers between the two areas!
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