Farthing Downs


Birds Photographed Here

Greater Whitethroat

This loud bird — which you can listen to on xeno-canto — was singing in the bushes and then suddenly flew out and perched at a very tricky…

Jay

Another good outing today, this time to Farthing Downs in Coulsdon. It is a very good spot for Skylarks, which we saw plenty of but didn’t manage to snap…

Redwing

I still have plenty of photos from Rainham Marshes, but let’s move on to another outing so as not to bore anyone. Farthing Downs is a good candidate…

Robin

We will continue developing the Robin’s character with today’s photo. This time, the Robin was hunting in the grass and then kindly hopped up onto a branch —…

Skylark

Skylarks are very hard to spot without hearing them — but the clue is in the name. Once you hear one, just look high up into the sky…