Crossbills and a quail

Good numbers of crossbill at Ynys-hir at the moment with 25+ in larches around the Visitor Centre this morning. A quick drive through the lowland wet grassland (mainly to escape Springwatch) produced a golden plover with a gammy leg and 12 fledged lapwing young. On a hunch I stopped at the best silage field at Hen hafod and shut off the car engine. Within 30 seconds I was rewarded with the typical 'wet-my-lips' song of a quail which continued singing for twenty minures or so. A very nice reserve tick.