The Alcester Squire, aka Paul Hands, offered to come and pick me up on Saturday morning for what I initially thought would be an hour or two at Ladywalk NR however he was very keen to try and see a Shore Lark which had been reported in Herefordshire.
A friendly, comedy type character kindly directed us for the last part of the journey to Garway Hill which is common land looking out to the Black Mountains. The bouncy grass made the walking very easy despite the rise up towards the trig point. Paul caught sight of the Lark at a distance and his sighting proved correct as the bird was shuffling round the trig point & world war two bunker.
The bird then flew back down the slope towards the drinking pond where we all got some amazing views as it fed on the edge of the pool on small insects. Whilst the light wasn't ideal it was a superb way to spend a hour. It's amazing how a single bird could land in such a remote spot but they may be more common than people think as it was only a couple of weeks ago that one was found on Bredon Hill near Evesham.
The Shore Lark was a lifer for Paul and a great addition, who would of thought we would have seen one in Herefordshire. Well done to the finder !
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