I checked out the feed station today, the Jackdaws were busy, funny how they have learnt to cling on the feeders, while two Grey Squirrel took their fill, one spilling much food to the ground. Once Jackdaw were quite unusual to see around the village, one or two visited but never stayed. However, now they are quite numerous in the fields and also nest in several chimneys! The spilt food was handy for the 9+ Yellowhammers, 5+Chaffinch, Dunnock, Robin and Blackbird. The male Yellowhammers are looking quite splendid now, one could be heard singing not too far away.
Only one Tree Sparrow was seen, the number visiting this winter have been very disappointing. 8+ House Sparrows, with others noisily in the nearby hedge. Fortunately we have a reasonable population still around the village. The Nuthatch made a brief appearance, and two Long -tailed Tits feed on the fat balls a short while. A Goldcrest could be heard in the church Yew tree and a couple of Buzzards were calling nearby.a
Four Redwings flew from the east towards the old railway at about 1530h. Currently numbers of these and of Fieldfare are low around the village fields.
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