Northern Wheatear (female)

This little bird and associate Wheatear, about eight of them, mix of male and female; were scurrying around farmland about half a mile from where I live (yesterday). In the past, I've travelled 30 miles to uplands to see these birds and it turns out they're on my doorstep. For anybody who is not familiar with Wheatear, this is mainly a ground dwelling bird and they're not difficult to spot providing you're in the right area, given that they have a tendency to perch on rocks or anything a bit raised. It's a declining farmland bird but I believe in County Durham we have a small population who breed away from the uplands and choose their site in farmland areas including nearer to the coast, providing there is high rabbit density (burrows to nest in and closely grazed grass). Maybe they're breeding at this farmland, they like to nest in rock crevices also and there are plenty of those and rabbit burrows. Hopefully, I'll see them again at the same place next time we get a bit of decent weather. What a luxury to have these beautiful birds just down the road!