Sunday afternoon

After heavy drizzle all morning and most of the afternoon I managed to get out for a quick wander around Hadham Ford and Brick Kiln Hill. Green woodpeckers can always be found in the field opposite South Cottages and so it was today. My aim was to get some reasonable photos, but the grey light prohibited this. Good views through the bins but I shall wait for a sunnier day when the colours of the bird show at their best. Other birds of note were all the usual suspects. Chiffchaffs, blackcaps and common whitethroats a plenty. Starlings were constantly commuting from nests around the ford to the sheep fields and returning with beaks full of insects.
Too damp for any insect activity. Presently the rain is heavy so maybe another grey wander later in the afternoon.