Window to Wildlife

 We took a day out with Sue M today in search of some heathland specialists. The birding in these places is always quite hard going, relying on birdsong to assist in finding the birds, and with strong easterly winds, it proved hard work today. We started at Iping Common, where the highlight was a couple of Dartford Warblers that popped out on the top of some bushes. They didn't linger for too long, but everyone got a decent, albeit brief view. They are always an exciting bird to find. A Willow Warbler sang loudly from a birch tree and this was another bird we managed to see well. A group of three Swifts overhead were Sue's first for the year. Dartford Warbler (Sue Miles, not taken today) Moving on to Amersham, it was a little less breezy, and I could hear a distant Tree Pipit, but we struggled to locate it. Taking a walk along one of the tracks, I almost trod on a Woodlark feeding unnoticed on the path in front of me while I was scanning the treetops to try to find one! Fortuna...