Been out doing the BTO Nightingale Survey over the past couple of weeks. Despite lots of visits to "my" patch nothing to report so far. This doesn't unfortunately come as a great surprise as my one potential hot spot (with a Nightingale record only last year) has been "improved" beyond recognition with a formally wild area tidied, paths widened and hedges cut right back. I have visited regularly (more in hope than expectation) but apart from a solitary singing Robin, a Song Thrush and a couple of Blackbirds, the once thriving sanctuary is now devoid of wildlife.
My main hope is now pinned on a couple of prime Nightingale friendly habitats which just might come up trumps but with no recent records it's a bit of a long shot. One more weekend of early starts and late finishes with fingers firmly crossed for a positive outcome.
I'm seeing a lot of sunrises and sunsets lately:
Stunning shots robbie
ReplyDeleteHuge Thanks Sy :)
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