What a disappointing week.

Monday 2nd March. An afternoon visit to nearby RSPB Fowlmere. No Marsh Harrier turned up and it was not until very late afternoon that a couple of Coot decided to have a disagreement that provided a few photos.

After that, with fading light, a Yellowhammer showed on a bush during the walk back to the car.

so nothing to get excited about.

Wednesday 4th March. With a couple of friends we all went to RSPB Minsmere expecting a shed-load of photos. Very misty that stayed all day. A few photos taken but totally ruined by the weather conditions and none worth keeping. Result for the day - ZILCH!!!!   

Thursday 5th March. With the sun shining, a last minute decision to spend the afternoon at Ouse Fen RSPB.  Result the same - no photos at all so I carried on to Fen Drayton RSPB. Even so, it was not until I was driving along the access road on my way home that I noticed a couple of Partridges close in. Fully expecting the Red-legged variety, I got the bins and was stunned to see that they were a pair of Grey Partridges, now very rare locally and a species that I last photographed 10 years ago.   

And they stayed to look at me before taking flight after a few minutes and then, very surprisingly, flew back to a better position for photogrpahy. Filling my boots is an understatement as I managed to take over 500 photos. Here are just three.

So just one opportunity that made the week worthwhile.