Yellowhammer
Canon's Farm again with Kevin. Finally found our target YELLOWHAMMERS, a flock of c.15. Also seen today: 3 LESSER REDPOLLS, c.15 SKYLARKS, a handful of MEADOW PIPITS, a GOLDFINCH, c.300 LINNETS in 3 flocks (EDIT I have just been informed that this is a record site count!), 2 KESTRELS (one mobbed by a mass of LINNETS!), a BULLFINCH was heard and perhaps 10 or so HOUSE SPARROWS were around one farm house. FIELDFARES and REDWINGS were obvious with c.40 and 20+ respectively. In the more wooded parts we failed to flush a Woodcock but located 2 of both NUTHATCH and COAL TIT and a GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER called. More to see and much better weather than last time so it was much more enjoyable! It was also nice to meet Steve Gale for the first time.
IN SUTTON HIGH STREET the regular PIED WAGTAIL roost was located, unfortunately we arrived some time after the roost started to gather so couldn't get any idea of a count but birds were certainly streaming in at an average of ten or so per minute. A very impressive sight indeed watching these birds fall from the sky.
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