It has been 10 days since I have updated this blog but in my defence I have been in Holland with work ,so it was up and at them this morning to see if anything has turned up on the patch.
The walk started off well with a mixed flock of 20 each of Redwing and Fieldfare feeding on apple trees next door , more Fieldfares passed over the walk .
The small wintering flock of Meadow Pipits remain with about 15 feeding around a cattle feeding bough ,also 3 Skylarks were in the same area .On the stubble fields the Linnet flock remains with 140 plus today ,there was also a male Yellowhammer there ,a rare visitor nowadays.
It was when I was nearly home that two finch passed overhead ,the call alerted me at first and I soon saw that they were Redpoll , they dropped onto the top of a Silver Birch tree giving nice views when all of a sudden a flock of 30 plus joined them ,this smashes the patch record. They soon moved off but I have stocked up my niger feeders and Black sunflower seeds so lets see if they return.
The best of the rest were a Buzzard ,Pied Wagtail , Greater Spotted Woodpecker .
With first frost forecast tonight lets see what the morning brings.
