tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post5257790124303124687..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Six hours well spentSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-77668606884344276462018-02-18T16:14:09.727+00:002018-02-18T16:14:09.727+00:00Thanks DD - totally agree with you that this is on...Thanks DD - totally agree with you that this is one of top birding experiences of recent years. I hope we have another 3-4 weeks of full-on Hawfinches before they disperse.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-39718204861030133792018-02-18T16:02:37.801+00:002018-02-18T16:02:37.801+00:00just returned from a morning looking at Hawfinches...just returned from a morning looking at Hawfinches to find another cracking write-up here Steve.<br /><br />I think its the way that at first you hear the calls but can't see the birds, then slowly they appear in ones and twos, then there's a whoosh and an explosion of white wing-bars and tail edges and a flock of them perched in branches in front of you that makes the whole business of looking for Hawfinches so exciting. Definitely amongst the top birding experiences from a few decades of birding.<br /><br />Keep up the good work. Who knows how many are out there!DorsetDipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612884207485991011noreply@blogger.com