After an amazing time in Spain and coming back down to earth with a huge bump with a cold and a backlog at work, I finally managed to get out in the field and a catch with fellow South Warwickshire, Daniel this evening.
We decided to go out of county to Balscote Quarry which always is good value with its Tree Sparrows and Yellowhammers, The scrape was quite full of water but contained a nice looking Greenshank and a few Lapwing. The surrounding bushes were attracting a lot of insects which were being enjoyed by hirundines and a respendent Stock Dove was inspecting one of the nest boxes. Unfortunately we could locate any Chats but the surrounding bushes held Whitethroat and the distant rattle of a Lesser Whitethroat.
On the way back, we popped via some higher ground and obtained a few Yellow Wagtail, Skylarks and a Mipit.
A nice evenings birding with good company and some pretty normal birds but ones which are beautiful all the same and always deserve a second look.
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