Pittswood Birds

After yesterdays perfect Autumnal weather, it was all change for today, heavy and persistent rain meant the day was a washout for birding my patch, the only visits made were the walk in to work, where an early BUZZARD  was sen in the near darkness, and a soggy walk back home again, where a CHIFFCHAFF called from the Greenhouse Grounds.

I attempted a garden watch, but the SPARROWHAWK kept coming through looking for a meal, so little else was coming in!  Although quick sorties to the feeders were made by GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH and a pair of JAYS amongst the more regular visitors. A pair of SISKIN almost visited, they alighted on a nearby tree, but wisely thought better of using the feeders, a pity as they would have been my earliest ever Autumn Siskin to visit.

In the gloom no photography was possible, but yesterday afternoon I did manage to get a couple of Jay shots.............

I put up a perch by a stash of peanuts, and waited two hours for them to finally use it, got my shot though  :-)

Jay