A Field in England

I dropped into Lord's Piece to catch up with the resident population of field cricket (Gryllus campestris).

Immediately upon leaving the car, I could hear the not so distant singing of several males, and it took me less than a 100m walk into the heathland before being able to record - close in - a single songster, from the safety of a well worn pathway.

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field cricket song, Lord's Piece, West Sussex

Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus L.) Portland Bill

Heavily cropped record shot of the rose-coloured starling hanging about Portland Bill at the end of May.

Unfortunately, I was to miss the black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) by a day.