First brambling (female) of the autumn/ winter seen this afternoon. 1 goldcrest also seen. 1 or 2 nuthatches have been seen recently, which is unusual here.
A male sparrowhawk (the first I've seen here for a while) narrowly missed a goldfinch this morning. The feeders are much quieter than usual. We usually get a decent number of finches, but recently we have seen very few, particularly greenfinches. Ten years ago there would be a flock of 60 greenfinches in the area. It is unusual at the moment to see more than 10. Birds visiting recently are as follows
sparrowhawk - the aforementioned male
great spotted woodpecker - min 1
collared dove - 2
woodpigeon - 1
blue tit - min 4
great tit - min 4
coal tit - min 4
long tailed tit - min 6 (this morning birds came and fed 4ft away from me without realising I was stood there)
song thrush - 1
blackbird - min 6
robin - 2/3
starling - 1
wren - 2
dunnock - 1 (singing this morning)
magpie - 2
jackdaw - 4
house sparrow - min 6
chaffinch - c10
goldfinch - at least 8 were present this morning until the sparrowhawk visited
greenfinch - c8
bullfinch - min 1m & 1f
nuthatches have ceased visiting and there have been no further sightings of bramblings
My feeding stations are very similar to your sightings, Tit numbers are not bad but finch numbers are poor, I have never had big Greenfinch numbers, others are all down except Chaffinch.
I dont get Starlings here but am plagued by Jackdaws early and late to such an extent that I dont put fresh food out until the Jackdaws have moved through at around 0930 hrs.
Male brambling present again this morning. Also present were the first treecreeper of the winter and a goldcrest. Goldfinches have increased to at least 17 birds.
