Now that's a song
Looking out over the escapement
Ring Ouzel
Yellowhammer
Distant Redstart
Wonderful Wheatears
My favourite photo of the week
A great way to finish
Day four of my week off for spring migration started with a trip to south Worcestershire to a private site to try and see a Nightingale. This private site is very managed for the species. We managed to locate three singing males during our visit and one of those three birds we saw perched & flying. This was the best views I'd ever got of the species.
These insect eating birds appear to be doing very well locally with 7 males being recorded in peak season last year. Slightly larger than a Robin, the birds are very secretive but have one of the most amazing songs.
From there, Chris & I headed to Bredon Hill to improve my previous weeks sightings. The very warm weather made the steep climb tougher than normal however this also encouraged the birds to be out and singing.
The Ring Ouzels were much easier to find with 8+ all being around the same location. It was great to finally see my first Wheatear of the year on the plateau, with six birds being present. The Redstart were pretty hard work, five singing but all quite distant. Other sightings included 2 Marsh Tit, 5 Buzzard, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Yellowhammer, 7 Blackcaps & 2 Tree Pipits.
After reaching the car Chris and I were parched so we thought it only right we treated ourselves to a cheeky pint in Elmley Castle.
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