It was a dull morning in almost every respect today as under the grey skies I managed to find very little of interest. I braved the X4 again but only as far as Upper Benefield from where I took my familiar walk to Deene and Deenethorpe before ending up at Weldon.
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| Speckled Wood and Kestrel |
Plenty of Skylarks on my way to Deene but little else, there didn't seem to be much on the move. In the churchyard I was surprised to find a Speckled Wood, it really wasn't the day for insects. The Merlin app had something of a mad five minutes suggesting that Common Crane, Pink-footed and Brent Geese were in the area, unfortunately they weren't! What was on view at the lake were four Black Swans and two Egyptian Geese and a large mixed flock of Greylags and Canadas.
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| Egyptian Geese and Black Swans |
On my way to the airfield I heard several Siskins fly over but there was a driving experience taking place and the sound of car engines drowned out pretty much everything else, I can only hope that those taking part had a more exciting experience than I did. Closer to Weldon Park Wood and I added Redpoll to my meagre haul, there was a Marsh Tit on the edge of the wood itself. Rather than walk along the A427 I took the footpath across the fields towards Bears Lane. At the lane I heard more Siskins but the star of the show was a Peregrine circling and gradually getting higher, a large flock of racing pigeons feeding in a nearby field was perhaps attracting its attention. Somewhat footsore I had a rest in the George at Weldon before catching my bus home, predictably it was late but by this point I didn't care.
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| Peregrine |
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