Pittswood Birds

A totally different day, weatherwise, and whilst walking home from work, the sun warmed the air and a few passerines made themselves more obvious. A pair of COAL TITS called from a fir tree in the grounds of hadlow college, as did a GOLDCREST, and half a dozen REDWING fed in the paddocks with their scandinavian friends, the FIELDFARE, which were equal in number. An eagerly awaited winter sighting of 10 LAPWING, fed in the sheep pasture at migrant alley and as I watched over the fields a GOLDEN PLOVER dropped in like a stone, almost alighting with the lapwing, but it caught sight of me and flew off northwards. The latter species was the first record here since Feb 20th 2005. Another addition to the year list, 97 species now, could I possibly reach 100 species for the first time ? its gonna be a close run thing!