Corn Bunting Survey recce

A quick walk around one of my Corn Bunting farms to find out the lay of the land, the crops in the various fields, so I can work out a plan before the survey day. I did see Corn Buntings, three maybe four, even in the middle of the afternoon and unusually for an area of almost total cereal crops, four butterfly species.

Corn Bunting, very fresh looking in the sunlight

Same bird just not so close

This Corn Bunting had just had a bath in a dirty puddle!

Skylark, around a dozen seen

With a bit of sun on it

Whitethroat in Auchmithie

Same Whitethroat

One of the House Martins from the cliffs flying around the fields

At least six Painted Ladies today but more likely ten

The underwing of a Painted Lady

Red Admiral, also Small Tortoiseshell around and a few Green-veined Whites

Rook at Murton

Poppy at Murton