2 jay, great spotted woodpecker, 2 crows and chaffinch I have seen on my feeder
1 green woodpecker , plenty of goldcrest, at least 3 treecreeper in woods
near car park 2 nuthatch, 3 treecreeper, 4-5 gold crest and usual tits
highlight of the day a Peregrine catching a woodpigeon...I assume it was caught because neither bird rose from the field and the crows started to caw from the trees and gather round......
Met Craggy had a brilliant time....did not get a smew, bittern, rough legged buzzard I so much wanted but a superb day....snow, sun, brilliant birds and good company!
Holden Wood:-
1 coot 3 goosander - 2 drakes 17 mallard 1 grey heron plenty of black headed gulls 1 juv herring gull diff to yesterdays bird 3 snipe and a 4th on the path to ogden just before rold rail track 2-3 wrens at far end 1 pied wagtail
Musbury:-
1 reed bunting flying up near old rail track and another 3 eating seeds along the path in the quarry area
1 kestrel
mega flock of small birds.......nearly all reed bunting......except 1-2 snow buntings......42 were counted flying across the path all reed bunting......and estimated min number of 60 easily.....never seen so many in my life....
2-3 wrens in musbury
Holden Wood:-
4 more reed bunting
31 lapwing, also 30 min woodpigeons, jackdaws, crows, b h gulls all in the air...don't know what spooked them, also small flock of starling in them 5-6 2 herring gull imm flying up the valley
2-3 meadow pipits
9 teal
some goldfinches at bottom end small flock
1 fieldfare 1 mistle thrush
2 goosander still on ..pair
1 kestrel
if I have missed anything off do mention it
Thanks!
S
-- Edited by sarfraz on Sunday 28th of December 2014 09:23:13 PM
just responded - there were the Geese right across the valley - I cant remember how many but very far away - they were very distant and makes me think could they have been even Swans on the move?
