No let up in the weather from this morning so it was stay in or Soil Hill, no contest.
When I got on the hill it was torrential rain driven by a W>5-6 but mild, this continued throughout the visit then clear skies were moving over from the west as I got home.
The Bunts made sure I got a good soaking before they let themselves be seen and it was nearly 1 hour of searching before I came across them at the northeast end of the bumps. All 7 were together but flighty moving short distances at a time around the hilly area.
Though absolutely soaked to the skin I came away with my new year tick although watching these birds feed they,ll be with us some time yet.
Also present were
3 cock pheasant
2 hen pheasant , probably driven up there from the sad mans xmas shoot.
5 Skylark
BS