Pittswood Birds

A sit at the bedroom window from 2pm to 4pm for some garden birdwatching today. The cooler weather brought in a peak of 9 BUE TIT, 4 GREAT TIT and 2 COAL TIT with them were 8 GREENFINCH, and 5 CHAFFINCH, but just a peak of 2 HOUSE SPARROWS. A couple each of ROBIN and DUNNOCK fed on the floor amongst the cover. The recently put out fat blocks attracted 4 STARLINGS, and a GOLDCREST picked at the dropped bits that were falling in the dense honeysuckle - as was a WREN the first of the month, in fact the first since August. A pair of BLACKBIRDS splashed around the pond, an unusual visitor so far this month, then they were joined by the goldcrest, which enjoyed a long bathing session. Another species to take advantage of the water was a WOODPIGEON the first this month. The niger feeder attracted a group of 5 GOLDFINCH, the sunflower feeders attracted, NUTHATCH and G S WOODPECKER, their spillings were collected by up to 12 COLLARED DOVES. Only one attempt from the SPARROWHAWK - a failed one - must be eating somewhere else!