Suprise of the day was 2x Hawfinches sitting a top of an Ash tree in Ditton Quarry (TQ715574). I'd visited the quarry to get some pictures of 'common birds' for a notice board, and having dipped on getting a snap of a Jay, male Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and any number of Bullfinches that were flitting around I was drawn to 2 stocky looking birdshigh up in an Ash tree. Luckily I managed to get a picture of one of the birds before the pair swooped down into some cherry trees bordering East Malling Research station land. I managed to pick one of them out again, but the shrubbery was very dense and I was looking directly into the sun...and then I had to get back to work! It'll be interesting to see if they hang around. A Red Admiral was the only other thing of note.Friday, 7 November 2008
Friday 7th November
Suprise of the day was 2x Hawfinches sitting a top of an Ash tree in Ditton Quarry (TQ715574). I'd visited the quarry to get some pictures of 'common birds' for a notice board, and having dipped on getting a snap of a Jay, male Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and any number of Bullfinches that were flitting around I was drawn to 2 stocky looking birdshigh up in an Ash tree. Luckily I managed to get a picture of one of the birds before the pair swooped down into some cherry trees bordering East Malling Research station land. I managed to pick one of them out again, but the shrubbery was very dense and I was looking directly into the sun...and then I had to get back to work! It'll be interesting to see if they hang around. A Red Admiral was the only other thing of note.
Adam ,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find , and photo .
You certainly know how to ruin Warren's weekend , and it hasn't started yet .
Yea,
ReplyDeleteYou certainly do! Adam, how come you get all the Hawfinch?
Think there must be a certain smell about me that attracts them. Unfortunately I can't watch these ones out of my back window but will make my lunch hour at work more interesting if they decide to hang around!
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What a fantastic find Hawfinch is, and you managed to get a photo too!! Well done.
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