Having checked the stubble field along the cliff tops many times through the last couple of months and seeing nothing but Mipits and Skylarks, I was pleased to be rewarded with a flock of 30+ Snow Buntings yesterday and today. I also flushed a couple of Woodcock - the first of the season for me.
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some of the Snow Bunting flock
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male, female and juv?
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I managed to get a few photo of the birds on the ground, but they are very hard to locate in a big field with their colouring merging so well into the vegetation.
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A few Snow Buntings but well hidden
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The flock was very mobile this morning and only visited the beach twice while I was there. They circled the field several times before disappearing into the mist.
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30 Snow Buntings - almost all the flock
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Out of focus, but shows m/f/j plumages
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| Another view of different plumages |
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The second Woodcock I flushed - managed to fire off a few frames as it flew towards the trees...
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Woodcock, off to find better cover
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