Thursday 31 December 2015

Colourful gathering

Before stepping out on to Further Roughdown from the cover of the trees in Lower Roughdown, I always pause and scan for birds. Often, there's a lovely mix of species feeding on the ground, out in the open. Today, I was treated to 8 species, all commuting back and forth from the sun drenched, south-facing hedge, to the worms, seeds and insects on the soft ground.

2 Green Woodpeckers
2 Mistle Thrushes
3 Blackbirds
14 Redwing
11 Greenfinch
4 Goldfinch
5 Blue Tit
4 Great Tit

Further east, there were also 3 Magpies foraging on the ground.