Dusk ride to a secret location....

Ah, Google Earth rocks. What bird species could possibly be found in an arable field with two massive cleared squares in it like this? Well, not yet, alas, but this will be somewhere to return to in a couple of weeks. I seem to recall reading that Wessex "Gruffaloes" generally return about 10 days later than the East Anglian birds....

BUT - the ride (returning at 2100!) was far from fruitless. Yellowhammer (121) and Red-legged Partridge (122) were predictable enough, but far more exciting were over 200 Golden Plovers (123 - including several in full sum. plum.) and a spectacular (by Hampshire standards) 24 Corn Buntings (124). So I draw level with Moran on % of the annual year list.....