With a photo this time.
Otherwise not a great deal of greatness going on. Tough birding conditions with the stiff/cold breeze. A trio of Brambling at Harpham was notable. A gigantic pre-roost of 4500 corvids was a personal highlight, containing 1000+ Rook and an unprecedented 3500 Jackdaw. Wowsers!
As that is the last visit it makes the one addition to the year list (Brambling) a disappointing final total of 106.
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December.
Mute Swan - 14
Wigeon - 70
Teal - 180
Red-legged Partridge - 63 (released)
Grey Partridge - 10
Cormorant - 1
Little Egret - 5
Great White Egret - 1
Heron - 2
Buzzard - 13
Kestrel - 4
Snipe - 1
Green Sandpipier - 1
Barn Owl - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Grey Wagtail - 2
Fieldfare - 150+
Goldcrest - 10+
Coal Tit - 3
Treecreeper - 1
Jay - 1
Jackdaw - 3500
Rook - 1000
Chaffinch - 80
Brambling - 3 at Harpham
Goldfinch - 30
Coal Tit. There was a decent size tit flock moving around the sheltered churchyard at Lowthorpe. The wood there is by far the easiest place to see Coal Tit in the area.
Goldcrest in the same area. They too are most visible in the church wood.
And squirrels too. They occur across the area, often close to gardens but I see them most often here.
Final photo of a quartet from Lowthorpe - a Treecreeper seeking insets in between the bark. And yes, the photo is the right way up!
One last agenda item until next time...
106 Brambling
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