What have you seen

There are also Golden ones in the wild there days, which have escaped from private collections. We saw one on the road north of Dornoch  earlier this year.

Yes, Golden Pheasants are glorious when in breeding plummage.

If in Norfolk in May then try the nature reserve at Sculthorpe where we've seen one. 

Haven’t seen the Sculthorpe one for a while but there is one still around wolferton.  

Never managed to see the Wolferton one yet, Op.

The goldens are a different species altogether where as the 'blue', 'black',  'green' and 'white' pheasants are usually varieties of those common pheasant, bred for shooting. There are melanistic variations in most birds and animals. 

Have seen Lady Amherst Pheasants in the white form too but only in private collections.

Oh, and occasionally Reeves Pheasants have been seen as escapees.

As far as colour variations are concerned this may help!

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/birdwatching/how-to-identify-birds/abnormal-colouration-of-birds

When going past a neighbours garden just now with an old stone wall nearly head height I can smell this wild plant as I walk along. She gave me a cutting for our garden but warned me it's a bit of a thug so it's planted in a neglected space that needs a bit of ground cover. It's got such a lovely smell, a bit like it's summer version. So this is Winter Heliotrope and in summer it's the "cherry pie" version of heliotrope. I've often seen it growing in the banks at Hillhead on early winter stays. Sorry this is not scented viewing....

  Snapped this little beauty, a stone chat,  flitting around in the grasses today. 

Very surprised to see half a dozen partride feeding on the hard shoulder of the M4 yesterday around the Swindon junction area.

Followed by several Red Kite soaring over the carriageways around Reading.

Surprisingly enough, no pics

Back from a morning walk along the coast. Snapped this, think it's a whitearse but which one?