Wednesday 16 January 2013

Winter arrived today with a harsh frost , and forcasted snow as from FridayTh e feeders were busy as you would expect lots of common species as well as Lesser Redpoll, Coal Tit and our first ever Nutatch.
The patch showed a few hard weather migrants with 55 plus Redwing, 25 plus Fieldfare on pasture ,also lots of Blackbirds and Song Thrush in the hedges. The usual Kestrel weas about and a Buzzard flew across being chased by the local Corvids.
Only 9 Lapwings headed downriver but that was made up for by a cracking flock of 54 Golden Plover heading over.There were 550 plus Starling and 3 Meadow Pipit with 2 Pied Wagtails. A good sight was of 20 plus Skylark in a flock .
Another species was added last night with a Tawny Owl calling at 7pm.
 The patch list now stands at 51