Saturday 23 February 2013

A last something to write about, the patch came up with the goods with a cracking Red Kite which drifted southwards at 10.15am , an annual visitor in usually May so a bit earlier than normal .
On the feeders 2 Coal Tit and 5 Lesser Redpoll were today joined by a male Reed Bunting. On the  patch 18 plus Stock Dove were seen , we seem to be having a little bit of an influx at the moment..
Winter Thrush"s were about with 38 plus Redwing and just 8 Fieldfare. A flock of 140 plus Lapwing moved downriver. A few more Meadow Pipit were about with 15 plus , a sign of a few early spring migrants.
There were good numbers of Rook (55 plus), and Jackdaw (80 plus ), feeding on the manured fields ,
The best of the rest were Pied Wagtail, 2 Buzzard and a flock of 7 Magpie and a drumming Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
The patch list now moves to 59