or early winter male.
1430 hrs on Soil Hill was wet to say the least. I arrived just at the same time as a torrential rain, hail, sleet and snow shower which lasted 15 minutes which was ample time to give me a reet good soaking. After that the sun appeared on a fresh W>5 until the next shower hit.
Despite that the birding was good with a new arrival to the seed making 3 Reed Buntings present now, the newcomer being a female or early winter plumaged male but I have,nt got enough on it as yet as the 3 were very mobile.
Two Skylarks were present along with 3 Meadow Pipits whilst 5 Fieldfare moved around with a dozen Starling.
A Common Snipe flushed from the west summit and a cock Pheasant scared the living daylights out of me letting me nearly stand on it before it screamed up out of the long grass.
No repeat of yesterdays Snow Bunting , which incidentally, to save confusion, was a definite and not a possible as reported on D Brothertons blog yesterday, but with Reed buntings being drawn in to the Nyjer there,s every chance of a repeat, especially as the winter weather moves in later in the week.
BS