Early this morning:
- Large flock of Starlings in the big field in Flora – At least 300 birds quite impressive sight.. They had mostly dispersed by the time I passed the field again about an hour later .
- 11 Shelduck sitting on top of the hill in the field up by Pony Wood
- Sedge Warbler singing in the bushes in the middle of the Orchard
Other birds spotted in the area over the past week or so:
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Pheasant
Grey Heron
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Moorhen
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Feral Pigeon
Collared Dove
Swift
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Swallow
House Martin
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Sedge Warbler
Garden Warbler
Whitethroat
Wood Warbler
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Thanks for all these – hadn’t realised until recently that Starlings were on the RSPB Red list. I’d better get on and update the Sightings Table!