Bird encounter of the unknown kind

Up on Pitstone Hill, and an unknown bird flew over: 

• Initially seemed like a parakeet 
• Then a cuckoo - about this size 
• Was grey ish in colour ,maybe hint of blue had white wing bars 
• Called twice, like a high pitched sandpiper type call 
• Was heading from Pitstone towards the Beacon 
• Seen at 3:15 PM 

Really bad impression :

Mystery sighting - anyone got any ideas????

@bikebirding - Winchat and others on the hill

 What a great display of passerine birds today on the hill - NORTHERN WHEATER, STONECHAT, MEADOWN PIPIT and WINCHAT  all flitting between the small hedges on the top of the hill 

Winchat

Cornbunting

LBBG

Juvenile Stonechat?

Yellowhammer

YellowhammerS

@bikebirding - Pitstone Hill cornbuntings

 Nice to see some CORNBUNTINGS on the road side hedge heading up to Pitstone Hill today during a @bikebirding trip out 

shadowy bunting

Corn Bunting at Pitstone 

@Bikebirding is born - Pitstone hill

After a lovely visit to Pitstone Hill with the family at the weekend, the penny dropped that I can get to the hill and back cross country on my mountain bike, so with camera and binos in the backpack, the new obsession is born! 

Fozzies birding!

STONECHAT, YELLOWHAMMER and a big bunch of CANADA GEESE on the hills @bikebirding

Stonechat - juvenile? 

Pair of Stonechats

Yellowhammer

Shed loads of Canada Geese 

 

Wilstone trip brings some year ticks

 A dip out to the ressie at the weekend brought some unexpected sightings from the hide, in great sunlight. GREEN and COMMON SANDPIPER , along with LITTLE GREBE, WIGEON, SHOVELER, PINTAIL and  GREY WAGTAIL

Shoveler giving me the eye

Green Sandpiper from the hide

Common Sandpiper 

Lapwings 

Busy old spot from the hide 

Gadwall