While making our way back from Whitesands to the Dowrog late afternoon I was surprised to see a small cloud of LBJ's (Little Brown Jobs) fling up from a telegraph line. Around fifty remained on the line with at least twice that amount had taken to the air in a random mass fly-about . We slowed the car and I managed to confirm they were Meadow Pipits as they flew over us. Circa 150 of them at a catiuos estimate!I am not sure what disturbed them , maybe just us driving by but that amount of Pipits would surely be constantly on the alert for predators and pretty nervy!
Paul G was set up out of the wind on the edge of the Moor as we arrived but had seeen nothing then at about 15.40 A car was parked at "My" spot😒😉 and as we passed by we slowed down to see who the miscreant might be. What a blast from the past, an old Strumbling mate, Andrew Sinclair whom i had not seen for around twenty years! I jumped out of the car, Andrew got out of his and yep amaisingly it was he! We spent the next half hour sat in his car, ignoring the birds, reminiscing and catching up!
While we chinwagged, Fran walked the dog back towards The W cattle grid and passing Paul on the way back , he told her of three Whooper swans in the field opposite the junction with the St Davids Rd which were still there as we left the Dowrog heading for home!
Heading back into Mathry as we approached the square there were at least 200 maainly Jackdaws but also Rooks line up on crossing wires. This is pretty normal at this time of the year late afternoon, early evening in one or two places locally, but its something nobody seems to comment on! They are pretty exposed to wind and rain but I sometimes wonder if there is some warmth in the insulated wires or is it just a gathering place before heading off in the dark to more shelterd roosts?