Early one morning this week, Andy M walked along the eastern end of the Roman Road in Abington, near the Hildersham boundary, just as the sun was rising. The low sunlight was beautiful, illuminating the animals and birds as they started their day. Besides the more usual creatures - Hare, Linnet, Partridge, Corn Bunting, Skylark, Yellowhammer - Andy also saw a pair of Stonechat. Breeding further north on moorland during the summer, Stonechat migrate south to spend the winter in the southern areas of Britain.
Abington parish and Hildersham Wood just before dawn
Just before sunrise!
Mist amongst the trees of the valley fields
First light - on the ears of a Hare!
Hare - exit left!
The Roman Road looking west, with a covey of Red-legged Partridge in the field
More Hare - basking in the sun
Corn Bunting
A flock of Great Black-backed Gull, rising up from the potato field
to let the harvesting machine pass by, before settling back down there again.
Female Stonechat
Male Stonechat
Meadow Pipit
Meadow Pipit
A backlit male Yellowhammer
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