Pittswood Birds

The sun was back this afternoon, which made for a much more pleasant visit to the lake area. On the way it was all pretty quiet still, although a few mixed finch's were seen in the Small Holding, as well as just a single REDWING, and a GREEN WOODPECKER. A TREECREEPER was seen in the We Woods, and a GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER drummed in the distance.

When arriving at the lakes, nothing was to be seen on the water apart from 2 CANADA GEESE, I didn't see the Coots, but they may have been dozing somewhere unseen  In the warm sunshine, most of the birds had gone quiet, I didn't hear the Chiffchaff today, but a GOLDCREST was seen well, and I could just about hear a BULLFINCH calling, the normally reliable garden feeders were checked, but the reason for much of the quietness became apparent when a SPARROWHAWK flew from the tree the feeders were hanging from!

Not hanging about too long, A walk was made over to Migrant Alley, on the way the KESTREL was seen up hunting over the Tree Nursery, where the only bird seen among the shrubs was the inevitable Green Woodpecker, they're everywhere!

I Checked the paddocks and fence lines over at Migrant Alley, hoping for that early migrant Wheatear, but it wasn't to be today, just Corvids, WOODPIGEONS and yes, another two Green Woodpeckers were about the sum of it. I had a 45 minute sky watching session, and manged some more views of the Kestrel, plus the third raptor for the afternoon, when a COMMON BUZZARD went high over, (Edit- In fact it was a Marsh harrier, thanks for putting me right Neil, Marc and Dean ) two LONG TAILED TITS were flitting in the tall hedge behind me, I took some photo's but had accidentally left the camera set to its maximum aperture, which made for some shallow depth of field shots, which ruined them  :-(

Here they are anyway!  :-)

Long Tailed Tit

Long Tailed Tit

I also took a photo of the Buzzard, but it was a bit too high really.

Not a Buzzard, but a MARSH HARRIER !!

A couple of young rabbits watched on.............

Young Rabbits  :-)

I left for home, giving myself time for a sit in the garden, hoping that yesterdays Brambling would show up again, unfortunately it didn't, this COAL TIT did come in, but chose to feed on the peanuts behind the bars - another almost shot, oh well, that sums up todays photo's I think !!

Garden Coal Tit