9 of us met at the village hall at 5.00am, a bright but frosty morning . A route round to the school, around Hadham Hall to Hadham Lodge, under the A120 to Cradle End for coffee (most welcome) and then via Green Street and Millfield Lane back to The Ford.
In all 39 species were observed and/or heard. Good birds included several whitethroats, lesser whitethroats, 2 sparrowhawks, 2 sand martins at the church, 1 garden warbler and numerous blackcaps.
In all 39 species were observed and/or heard. Good birds included several whitethroats, lesser whitethroats, 2 sparrowhawks, 2 sand martins at the church, 1 garden warbler and numerous blackcaps.
The coots still have the 6 young at Hadham Hall, shown here, but the hoped for 100th bird species eluded us. No butterflies at this time of the morning, but a super wander with good company. Next walk will be an lunchtime stroll for birds and butterflies over to Standon for tea and cakes at the superb tearooms as well as the opportunity for a pint at The Star. Further details soon.
Photos show a couple of sunrise views, a greenfinch, 2 yellowhammers, a blue tit, a trotting fox at Millfield Lane, a field full of dandelion heads at Green Street and the young coot. Compare to the photo taken on 28th April. To find this just scroll down or use the archive feature at the bottom of the page.
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