Bittesby Country Park; morning.
Not too much near the west car park, c40 Lesser Black-backed and c10 Herring Gulls bathing in pool on undeveloped site.
On the adjacent field bird food area there were c15 Yellowhammers, c40 Chaffinches, c25 Linnets, plus Reed Bunting.
Six Skylark flew in to the field and a few Fieldfares and Redwings were around, plus six Starling over. A Kestrel was present and another flew over near the Mere Lane with prey.
Willey; late morning.
Five Long-tailed Tits in the Church lane hedge, a few Redwings around, more Blackbirds today, and seven Starlings over. Nuthatch again in the yew trees.
Draycote Water; afternoon.
A Snow Bunting had been seen here for a couple of days and early this morning, but not found this afternoon.
Otherwise, all the regulars, Nothing else new was in.
Willey; morning
A couple of Buzzards and Kestrel over the fields to the east of village.
The Church yard is always a good place for Fungi, like these just fruiting.
Stanford Reservoir; afternoon.
The number of Greylag and Canada Geese currently here seems large, I counted 200 Canada Geese in one field.
Equally the number of Great and Little Egrets is at our highest numbers, with them spread out all around the reservoir, the low water providing some shore and bountiful fish fry, they are in heaven! (as are the Cormorants)
All the regular ducks, two Goosanders (redheads, probably the regular two) and four Egyptian Geese - which looked like three large juvs and a female, if so they would have hatched relatively late, not early as they usually do.
A few Redwings and c50 Fieldfares, Long-tailed Tit flock and a few Chaffinches feeding.
[Its worth noting that again this little reservoir keeps turning up goodies; yesterday evening at the gull roost Chris found a Great Skua, and this morning Barry reported a small flock of White-fronted Geese, both hot on the heals of the Sabine's Gull - what next?]
Willey, morning.
Both the Kestrel and Sparrowhawk were seen a couple of times dur9ng the morning.
Again small number of Redwings coming to the Yew trees, c 15 Fieldfares in the corner pikel paddock trees, and c25 Starlings exploring the fields.
The Great Spotted Woodpecker searched in the tall church lane hedge. Chaffinch, 2+occasionally put in an appearance and only one Greenfinch seen.
The local Rooks and Jackdaws were doing there usual tour of the fields to feed.
Willey; morning.
A Red Kite and two Ravens over.
Less Redwings coming to the Yew trees today, a Song Thrush and several Blackbirds though.
Three Greenfinches were feasting on the Yew berries, and the regular Nuthatch.
A single Fieldfare, Goldfinch and Chaffinch were spotted nearby.
