Back to local birding

This week saw me return to some local birding with a vengeance.  On Wednesday evening, I went with Mike to Kineton Steppe (as we affectionately call it) and we took a walk down the nearest footpath to see if we could find any farmland birds.  There were plenty of Yellowhammer, Goldfinches and Linnet around but not a lot else, so we decided to go to Balscote Quarry instead.  The waterlevels were still pretty good there despite the warm weather we have been having and the scraps held a pair of Little Ringed Plover and a Curlew (who had obviously just dropped in and then after 30 minutes flew off south).  The hedgerows held Tree Sparrow, Linnets and Reed Buntings and the bird boxes had Stock Dove.  We then took a walk and managed to find a female Peregrine, a pair of Kestrels and a family of Whitethroat.

On Thursday, I met up with Daniel ( who I have not seen for ages) and I also met Matt Bruce for the first time.  Our first destination was Lighthorne Pools where we were rewarded with several views of Kingfisher, a Hobby and a Green Sandpiper.  We then headed north to another site with the hope of finding other waders but alas, it was not to be so.