After having limited success in Hampshire, and seeing Neil's posts, I kept an eye on the weather today and followed the improving weather front over the border into Sussex to visit Knepp wild grounds.
After a bit of a hiccup at border control I eventually persuaded the customs agents that I really did not need a visa and hot footed it into deepest Sussex.
After paying my dues and grabbing a copy of the map I wended my way across the estate, dodging the pigs, longhorn cattle and fallow deer and fawns that kept creeping out of the dense sallow forests!
I spotted a few males in various oaks, but having gleaned that He does not visit the ground often here I did not have my wits about me and clumsily disturbed a pristine male on the track - bu**er!!!!
It circled me a dozen times before zooming off and I cursed my stupidity before moving on.
After half an hour I made my way back to the same location and joy of joys he was back. This time I made no mistake and made the usual baby steps approach and was rewarded with his presence for at least 15 minutes - all to myself (greedy!) fortunately he was in shade and the blue was so bright I had to put my sunglasses back on :) - the photos do not really do justice to the intensity of the blue but are pretty good by my standards.
Kind Regards
Jammy wotsit! Fair play old chap you've pulled off a coup with this one.
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