Today, as Linda and I were returning home from carrying out 'hedgehog duties' at the Church, she noticed a small brown / buff bird running about on the road a hundred metres ahead. With only rear views, we both hoped it was going to be the perfect end to lockdown listing: a Meadow Pipit. As we drew nearer it turned to reveal the thick, stubby bill and head markings of a Skylark. Most strange: it really did behave like a Mipit...
Oh well: with the relaxation of travel advice, that would seem to be the end of the six weeks or so of listing in the local area. I never did come across an example of what is generally stated to be the most widespread British bird species, but I reckon 101 wasn't a bad total.
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