I think they all have advantages and disadvantages. The First one, has a nice hillside rather than sky. But the others can be a little closer to some birds.
The prevailing wind at Gigrin seems to be for the kites to swoop in from the fields towards the hides, the birds tend to do an anti clockwise circuit which takes them very close this first hide, so as Paul says if you want birds in flight against a backdrop the oldest/first hide situated along the hedgeline is marginally better
The hedge is now getting a bit tall, you used to be able to get pictures of birds sitting on two posts, but these are now obscured
For the corvidae/buzzard pictures of birds on the ground the last two hides on teh farm track are probably better as they are closer to the action, but for in flight work on cloudy days the sky contrast is just too great giving silhouettes only or burnt out sky
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2 repliesSome fantastic images from the Gigrin Trip, sorry i missed it....just wondered which hide is the best positioned at Gigrin??? Any favourites???
Thanks
Andy
To be honest i think they are all good
The hedge is now getting a bit tall, you used to be able to get pictures of birds sitting on two posts, but these are now obscured
For the corvidae/buzzard pictures of birds on the ground the last two hides on teh farm track are probably better as they are closer to the action, but for in flight work on cloudy days the sky contrast is just too great giving silhouettes only or burnt out sky