Nightingale pilgrimage...a disappointment.

This is the time of year that Pulborough Brooks is THE place to go to listen AND see Nightingales at their best. Arriving at just before 8.00am I made my way down the zig zag to Fattengates and waited and listened. After a while of silence, suddenly a Nightingale struck up....for a very brief phrase or two. Then, there it was...a couple of shots ...

.....and then it disappeared never to be seen again during my visit!

I made my way to adder alley where I was pretty certain I would enjoy more success but on my way  met a couple of photographer acquaintances neither of whom had had much success.

However,  I waited a while and heard a few snatches of song and then a bird flew onto an exposed branch...snap,snap,snap...

..it was a dunnock!

So that was it....no more Nightingales today!

However I did record some other species and I was particularly pleased with a couple of Long Tailed Tits feeding near West Meads hide.

Pretty little birds.

Now for the 'not so pretty birds'!

Rook

A flyover Raven....with its diagnostic wedge shaped tail and long fingers.

Apart from that a Shelduck at West Meads

...and a lone Canada Goose

...and two bunnies

A bit desparate...yeah!