Wryneck at Pitstone Hill

The bird was initially found and photographed by photographer Adrian Roche on Friday 6th but news did not break until that evening after Adrian contacted Mike Wallen.  The bird could not be found on Saturday 7th in poor weather conditions.  Then early on the morning of 8th, Dave Bilcock relocated the bird, put the news out and this allowed a good number of birders to see the bird throughout the day.
I was busy Sunday morning so could not get over to Pitstone Hill until after 4pm.  Several birders were on site, including Mike and Rose Collard, Dave Parmenter, Robert Norris and Paul Moon.  The bird did not show for about an hour but eventually flew to some nearby stems and eventually it moved along the line of bushes along the fence.  I managed a few photos before deciding to leave it in peace and go home to watch the second half of the England match (That was not a great idea!).  This was the fifth Wryneck I have been fortunate enough to see in the county.

The first photo I took was not that sharp (rather rushing to get a shot!)
but it at least shows the dark plumage down the centre of it's back.

The only half decent photos I managed to get was when it perched on this post for a a minute or so.