Its all very wierd here in the south. A few weeks ago the pigeons were on the move flying south in large flocks and a few good groups starting on the rape. Pretty much overnight ( because I had a days shoot planned with Bluebarrels) they disappeared.
I do a reasonably high mileage each week for my work out in the sticks and obviously see a lot of farmland. The birds have mysteriously vanished, save for one or two on clover. Now last year everyone said they were in the woods on acorns and beech mast. Personally, I didn't find that was the case round here. This year there are no acorns or beech mast to speak of. So where are they