Species number 94 for the parish 01.09.09

An early start found me en route to Stortford Tescos via Muggin's Wood, Bury Green and Cradle End. The return journey was to the north of the A120 to Hadham Hall lakes. On the recently turned over stubble fields a solitary wheatear, either first year bird or female, was observed. Good binocular views but too distant and mobile for a worthy photo. A good bird, albeit expected. A migrant, this specimen will be heading south for Africa and will, within 4 days, be on the Mediterranean coast, before hopping over the Straits of Gibraltar. Always amazing to think a bird of this size, maybe weighing 15 grammes, can manage such an arduous journey.