A very cold day with the clear skies in the morning being a bonus compared to yesterday’s weather so gave the Grandborough valley a good search. Too late to look for owls but the marshy vegetation by the bridge between Willoughby and Sawbridge had 3 Snipe and my first Water Rail for this location while I failed to find the Stonechats at Grandborough Fields Farm but managed 2 female Brambling by the entrance to Woodbine Farm and 4 Lesser Redpoll just out side Grandborough village on the Hill Rd. Also 2 Tree Sparrow and plenty of House Sparrows.
Further along Hill Rd there were plenty of Redwing, a few Fieldfare and 5 Yellowhammers but the most productive area was on the busy A426 by Millholme Brook bridge with 8 Bullfinch, 30 Greenfinch, Willow Tit, Raven, Kingfisher, Little Owl and 3 Grey Partridge. Kites Hardwick village had a flock of 9 Long-tailed Tits and 4 Siskin flying over with a Peregrine by the golf range and 34 Golden Plover resting in the field opposite.
Draycote was busy with birders, bikers, pram pushers and walkers so took a look at Lawford Heath where I managed Kingfisher, 2 Teal, 3 Jay, 3 Tree Sparrows, 12 Golden Plover, first winter Yellow-legged Gull and 15 Stock Dove.
Garden feeders finally picked up with Carrion Crow, Magpie, Coal Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 4 Collard Dove and 7 Greenfinch this afternoon enjoying the extras I had put out.
Richard
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