Something I have noticed on my trips up Quainton Hill, which I guess is fairly obvious, but I've never had it spelled out to me before:
All the birds tend to be in the sheltered areas, this is a well known fact. In fact, the Ring Ouzel I saw yesterday on the Western Slope was just about the first bird I've seen on the windy side of the hills.
However, what is slightly less obvious, to me anyway, is that all the birds seen in the hedges have been in hedges running from East to West, and therefore with the wind not blowing "through" the hedge. Again, I have seen nothing in the North to South Hedges.
So although the Hills are a fairly big area, I now concentrate on only half of the hillsides, and half of the hedges!
I also wonder about the best time to birdwatch, if there is a best time.. I go out close to dawn, but find I'm seeing far more birds, about 2 hours after dawn. Maybe that's when I have woken up properly!
Anyone out there got any other tips! | 
