Pittswood Birds

A pleasant walk into work today, there were more birds about this morning than in recent mornings, Linnets featured strongly, with at least two family parties in the hedgerow at ashes lane, also a WHITETHROAT was back singing a few yards on. A family of GOLDCRESTS fed together in a silver birch tree, on the opposite side of the lane, and a GREY HERON flew over the greenhouses. Crossing migrant alley, at least 3 SKYLARKS were in the maize crop, and more Linnets were taking advantage of a leaking water trough, that had made a large puddle.
On the way home a SPOTTED FLYCATCHER was in the college grounds, it just may of had some young around, as it was very agitated, I lost sight of it when some students walked past.
Just as I stepped out the front door for an afternoon stroll, then rain came down! Nothing else to do but go back in for a spot of garden watching. There was a bit of activity at the feeders, but it had to be around frequent SPARROWHAWK visits, all which ended in failure. I put out a bit of stale cheese, and within minutes had, MAGPIE, JACKDAW, and the rare (for my garden) CARROIN CROW fighting over the pieces. The young BLUE and GREAT TITS are now looking the part, having lost most of thier fledgling look. Finch's were active at the feeders, GREEN, CHAFF, and GOLDFINCH, with the odd HOUSE SPARROW, whilst a Juv. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER hogged all the nuts. A COAL TIT was coming and going, the first in the garden since the 25th of May. 17 species came to dine, quite a good list, with another 11 in the vacinity.

Jackdaw

Juv. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER on HIS nuts

This redcurrent bush is in next doors garden. The owner was harvesting the berries, every few minutes coming out and pruning of a branch. Every time she went back in, at least 4 different BLACKBIRDS dashed over for a few berries.

GREENFINCH'S at the feeder, with a male House sparrow, the latter species really does have to be desperate to enter my garden nowadays, they know the sparrowhawk is just round the corner.