Grey Heron 2 in the wet fields Moorhen 1 on the river Dipper 3 all up the streams Goosander 3 female Grey Wagtail 1 on the horse manure Pied Wagtail 3 same place Wood Pigeon 20+ in Buckden woods roost Jackdaw 5,Crow 2,Rook 8 in horse fields Jay 1 Lumb vale G S Woodpecker 3 around the woods Wren 3, one seemed to be catching spiders on the wall moss.
Usual Tits and Finches in the woods,easier to observe at feeding stations[see below]
Blue Tits 15 + Great Tits 10 + Coal Tits 6 + L T Tits 20+ there are two resident flocks about the same size,but never seem to join up even at feeders Bull Finch 3 pairs,never very far away from each other Chaffinch 8+,numbers have increased Green/Gold Finch only odd ones Nuthatch 5+, they spend most of the day hiding nuts under tree bark Robins 4/5,numbers were more than double that in last years cold spell Dunnocks 3/4 numbers never vary Goldcrest 1, becoming a regular visitor appears most afternoons and seems to take berryfat Mistle Thrush 2,could be more ? Blackbirds 20+, my wife has been counting and had 23 on the ground at the same time last monday,i counted 17 today,slighty more males than females. Sparrowhawk 1 female has been around most of the week apparently Pheasant 1 male comes for a feed most days