Pulborough Brooks for Nightingales!

Its that time of year ago to enjoy Nightingales and what better place locally than Pulborough Brooks RSPB Reserve. 

Arriving at 8.45 in glorious sunshine, before the majority of visitors arrived I headed for the zig-zag and almost immediately caught the snatch of a song. Just a snatch but no sighting. Heading down towards the Fattengates area a Nightingale in full song. Elusive bird. Suddenly it flew from deep inside a bush and disappeared a little further along. A Blackcap showed well, briefly, but he too quickly disappeared. Next stop had to be Adder Alley, a favourite Nightingale hideout. Yes, there was one singing but again, a 'no show'!

So, no photos this time but a delightful Wren posed beautifully.

A Song Thrush was feeding in an adjacent field

A Dunnock was singing his heart out.

The Peregrine was in his usual tree overlooking the brooks.

Jackdaws were loitering outside the closed Winpenny hide

...and a Nuthatch showed up briefly by the feeding station in the childens 'bit'.

I will have to visit again in perhaps a week....maybe  I was just a little early and the nightingales needed time to settle in, having only arrived a few days ago. We'll see!