Sunday 26 July 2015

Heard but not seen

 Paul surveying Middle Spernall
Middle Spernal

Paul Hands and I were just about to take a Saturday afternoon walk around Salford Priors to hear Quail that had just been reported at Middle Spernall. Given the close proximity we made the short journey and we parked up by Purity Brewery before walking down the public footpath to the reported area.

An initial search proved fruitless but are we walked close to the deer hedge we heard two Quail the other side of the hedgerow literately yards away. We tried all angles to get a view but without luck. As Paul walked along the fence line he flushed a Sparrowhawk that had just taken a young Thrush fledgling which was then chased by another Sparrowhawk. As we headed for another view point we picked up the calling again but still no view.

This was the first time I'd heard Quail so it was great to get so close to home. 

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