Whinchats fly into Morton Bagot

After a 15 mile cycle and a spot of gardening I checked the sightings to see a Whinchat reported at Morton Bagot which is only five minutes from home on the other side of Studley.

After parking up I headed down the patch towards the flash to the song of Lesser Whitethroat and Yellowhammer. Surprise was the local Tawny Owl calling so early in the evening.

As I reached the bottom of the hill I picked up two male Whinchat in the field where new trees had been planted. The superb evening light made it a pleasure to watch these chats  from the edge of the field and they certainly wasn't bothered by me. The striking white line above the eye and the orange throat & breast were stunning to see so well.