Thursday 4 December 2008

December 3rd 2008

Another cold night with a hard frost and ideal for a walk around nearby Cock Robin Wood & Plantation looking for birds effected by the conditions. Under the larger trees a number of finches were working the leaf litter and managed to find 5 Brambling among the 70 Chaffinch and 30 Greenfinch. Also in the area were 3 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 4 Jay, 24 Blackbird, 56 Redwing, 34 Fieldfare, Great-spotted Woodpecker and 7 Siskin while 4 Snipe flying over east indicated they were having issues with the hard ground.
More birds in the garden than of late but nothing special and could finding nothing in the roost at Draycote Water.

Richard

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