Oh, dear neglected blog, what have you missed over the last few weeks?
Well, not a lot, to be perfectly honest.....we took some time off from
the yellowhammers, as there would have been a very quiet period when
the birds were inbetween broods. We have been to the field sites a
couple of times, and have started to find nests again, so things should
be back to normal soon. We also headed out to the Ythan a few times,
but it has been extremely dull. Until today.
Having spent the last two days waiting for a helicopter to take
me offshore, which never came because of the fog out to sea, I had
become a little restless, to say the least!! Claire immediately
remedied this by picking me up from the Heliport and zooming me off to
Newmacher, to see the resident Common rosefinch. What a stonker! It
took a little time to catch up with, but was well worth the wait.
Unfortunately, the bird didn't sing, but thats a minor quibble really,
as it showed really well. Did i mention the fact that it was completely
stonking?!!
Needless to say that was the perfect tonic. We had to get back to
town, as we had a game of badminton planned, so off we went, and were
soon enjoying a game in the west end of town. One hour ( and about 3
pints of sweat) later, we were heading home, when I noticed a strange
silhouette drifting over the road.......fortunately, we managed to
drive right underneath it, but by then, I already knew it was a Hobby!
A great bird for up here, and a NE Scotland tick for me ( the second of
the day!) It was a great surprise, but in pounding the dashboard in
celebration I almost set the airbag off!
All we needed to end the pefect day would be for France to beat
Portugal in the semi final! What have I done to deserve this luck?
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