11th and 12th May:
2 evenings spent on the Hampshire Downs..
First evening, was a disappointment: the only sighting of any note was Grey Partridge. Weather was lousy, and the sites I visited weren't particularly easy to birdwatch in, so it was back to the OS map!
Second evening was much better having learned from the previous night's mistakes!
Best of the birds was a group of 3 adult Stone Curlews and 2 Fledglings. Watched at a fairly long distance, and I later listened to their eery calls in the fading light. Was a pretty good area: There was also a healthy population of Grey Partridge and a Singing Corn Bunting, plenty of Yellowhammers, Skylarks, and Roe Deer in the distant fields.
Certainly a hot spot for birds, as much of the surrounding farmland seemed fairly devoid of birdlife.
Now I need to try and find the same species but closer to home!
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