SUPER Rare Bird Near Me

 This morning we made a short trip up to mow cop to try and spot a super rare bird that a friend had told us about. We parked up and followed the instructions given to us to a field where it had been spotted. I had taken loads of equipment like my thermal imaging camera (more posts on that soon) and my binoculars as I was expecting a quick glimpse on the other side of the field at most. However, I didn't need either as once we got to the gate that it had been spotted from, I noticed it really close to us. The bird was a shore lark, or a horned lark if you're American. They are super rare in the UK with only a few hundred or even less migrating to the UK from Scandinavia every year. Most of them turn up along the east coast, so I don't know what one was doing in Staffordshire!

That's all for today's post. This has probably been my favourite spot of the year so far. Definitely going to make the top ten at the end of the year. I think this is also the rarest bird I have seen in the UK, despite being so easy to find. Thank you to Colin as well for the tip. Remember to leave a comment and thanks for reading!