Pittswood Birds

There were only a few brief, bright intervals today, and that was early this morning as I walked to work. There was a distinct lack of song from any of the summer migrants, but SONGTHRUSH'S and BLACKBIRDS were trying to brighten the day. A strange scene appeared in front of me as I walked in, I noticed a squirrel, right on top of a telegraph pole, when I looked through my bins I could see it was dead! It must have been hit by a car and scurried up to the top of the pole and died, eyes wide open!
After work, and a wet walk home, i did some garden watching, which was pretty dire, lots of young birds about, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, DUNNOCKS, ROBINS, GREAT and BLUE TITS, also a hoard of starlings that came in every half hour or so. Otherwise it was a very uninspiring day.

Fledgling Blue Tit

Hoard of starlings, wolfing down the last of the crushed peanuts.