Sunday 20 March 2022

Hurst Walkabout.

 Bit of a late start today due to recovering from yesterdays mountaineering!! So after a leisurely breakfast Margie and I made a circuit of Hurst, down Bullfinch Lane  across the fields, then back over the Danny fields! 

Started well with a Red Kite being harassed by a Rook over Orchard Close, the Cherry Trees are in full Blossom down there and look lovely. 

Crow in a tree

Red Kite with attendant Rook


Persistent Harassment  

Distant House Sparrow

Blossom Tree by Margie

Bullfinch lane, was sadly lacking in Bullfinches, but did have a Goldfinch, a few Blue Tits and a calling Chiffchaff in a Willow Tree which showed well eventually.

Blue Tit, lucky I was there as Margie only got pics of it's bottom


Great Tit

Goldfinch


Chiffchaff


HPP Church

Primrose by Margie

Sheep by Margie
We crossed the fields at the bottom, Skylarks singing and  a brief burst of Yellowhammer song, one Yellowhammer in Yellowhammer alley, however the hedge there has been greatly reduced so whether they will breed this year, I don't know, fingers crossed! A Raven cronked by but in general pretty quiet a couple of distant Buzzards. 

Common Buzzard

Yellowhammer


Skylark, don't worry only one pic after yesterday's surfeit of pics! 

Raven


Flower by Margie

Celandine by Margie

We crossed the road and headed across the Danny Fields, pretty muddy, only birds of note were a pair of Mistle Thrush which showed ok, would have liked them a bit closer, along the footpath behind the high street, we had a nice Brimstone butterfly which actually landed!!

Brimstone Butterfly, I'm sure Margie would have taken some pictures if she could have seen it😃


Comma Butterfly photobombing my Spider pic!!😃

Greenfinch

Mistle Thrush





Primrose by Margie

Ladybird by Margie

That was about it, very pleasant stroll in the sunshine!!



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