Blackcap and Woodlark

And the fine,warm weather goes on!!

Today's 15k  bike ride in the environs of La Poterie turned up just on thirty species but, for me at least, a few of them were a little special.
The male blackcap near St Front was the first I've come across since the majority of them moved back to their southern winter quarters at summer's end.
Woodlarks are always a delight to see--and hear. Usually they occur as a tight bouncing flock of 10 to 20 birds but today they showed themselves at the top of a small tree and their little crest and broad supercilium were clearly visible. There were 13 of them.
I always think that the grey wagtail's name is a misnomer as it makes them sound rather dull. In reality they appear as bright yellow and powder blue and with their extremely long tail they are the most striking of the wagtail family. The bridge at Valence is as good a place as any to find them and one was bobbing along the river bank today.
I also caught up on a few of those species which eluded me on my last ride but nothing in the line of winter passerines such as redwings, fieldfares, bramblings and siskins------- and still no bullfinch!