Not much to report from a foggy couple of weekends. Last Saturday I went to Blackdown early and it was foggy, I thought it would gradually lift as the morning progressed but it didn't really clear at all, so a couple of hours were spent with limited visibility, I saw Dave B early on so we walked around together. There were a lot of birds in the copse at the first crosstracks.
100+ Redwing, 75+ Fieldfare and a very large flock 100+ of
Lesser Redpolls. A fair bit of time was spent scanning through these birds but nothing unusual was with them. Other sightings included
25 Goldfinch, 2 Dartford Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff numerous
Goldcrest and
Treecreeper.
A
Grey Wagtail has started frequenting the pond at home. I would normally be delighted to see a new bird for he garden list and today I did see a new bird but was not jumping for joy. A
Ring-necked Parakeet was being chased by the local
Starlings, not a bird I would particularly welcome establishing itself in the village. There was a fair bit of other movement first thing this morning.
4 Skylarks a Meadow Pipit, 50+ Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk. Siskin 30, Goldfinch 10 and 3 or 4
Goldcrest and a
Firecrest still calling from deeper in the gully. No doubt the Woodpigeon invasion is imminent.
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| Dartford Warbler in the fog |
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