Pittswood Birds

Back to work today, and so back to the afternoon patch visits, which invariably prove to be less productive than the mornings, today was particularly less so!  I paid a visit to the lakes and Scrubby woods, primarily to see if the Coot was still about, it wasn't, it had probably moved off overnight, but there is always a chance it was just well hidden somewhere  :-)

Whilst there the highlight of the visit appeared when a BUZZARD drifted low over, being mobbed by a KESTREL, other than that it was a very quiet afternoon, the warm sun and gentle breeze made it feel most summer like, and most creatures seemed to be taking time out somewhere - and who can blame them, it wont always be this easy for them in the coming months.

I made my way home after a short while, but went via the Tree Nursery, where 7 MAGPIES were again scolding a fox, and probably the same Kestrel as seen earlier was up hovering, it flushed up a MEADOW PIPIT, which circled round and alighted further back into the field. A LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL drifter over with a few HERRING and BLACK HEADED GULLS, but after a few minutes I decided upon going home to get some bird photo's at my feeders, given the good light  :-) with the following results.

20+ Of these GOLDFINCH'S were on the Sunflower hearts

Goldfinch

NUTHATCH Two of these came in

Nuthatch

BLUE TIT -  at least  15 of these were flitting about

Blue Tit