Shortbread and Si-Si-Si

Ahem.


Yes, so, after Saturday's jolly jaunt and ensuing birdfest, Sunday saw me take a nice stroll up on t' Moor with the Folks. There may have been shortbread. :)


We wandered about the tramways and quarries of Foggin and Swell Tors, before stopping at a favourite spot for coffee and Proper Devon Shortbread [yes, ok, there was shortbread]. It was very nice, with quite a bit of sunshine and not too toothy a wind. The LBD saw lots of sheep, something she at least was quite.. er, excited about... We saw lovely scenery and Mipits. Lots of Mipits.

Ok, mostly I saw Mipits [as for some reason the Folks were less keen on interrogating mobile flocks of little brown birds on the astronomically small chance one of them was a different little bird.. I don't get it myself]. This area is one of the best spots for finding large numbers of Autumn Mipits and there were more than 80 present, but nothing fancier than lone female Stonechat and [likely leucorhoa] Wheatear among them. Off to the south, a single Swallow winged by [east, of course]. C'est ca.

Piccies!
First up, atmospheric archaeoshots;

Foggintor

Swell Tor

Oooh, grannit!

Inside Swell Tor

And up close.

[Check out those accessory minerals]

Scenic View

On Patch, a spike in activity on the feeders, with today 4 Greenfinches on one feeder and 2 Nuthatches at once [I reckon at least 3 are visiting], plus Coal, Blue, and Great Tits. No further YBW encounters, but daylight is against me right now, so we'll see.

First Redwing of the Autumn were as early as last Friday morning; getting out of work to hear several flying over the car park :D
[I had been hoping for some winter thrushes [maybe even black and white ones..] along the Walkham on Sunday, but not a sniff. Oh well.]



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