Ringby Lane - Almost 2 hrs on the top there from mid morning produced 23 species in a cold SE wind at 5c. It took a while to find anything but I was pleased to pick out my first Skylark for the year - it didn't drop in, a flyover >E. Coincidently JJL also managed a Skylark on Soil Hill this morning. Both sites, until recent years, have supported a few wintering birds. It's good to see a hopeful return !
Meadow Pipits with a final count of 16 were playing hard to get, dropping in to the long grass.
As usual the site always has a large contingency of corvids. Today was no exception with around 90 Carrion Crows and c50 Jackdaws.
The big surprise as I tracked back down the hill was a small flock of c20 Linnets on the edge of the quarry in a very weedy area. This is another bird that used to winter up here with regularity, as well as Soil Hill. Both sites occasionally attraction the odd Twite.
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Good news with the Linnet Dave nice. John
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