A very similar morning to the 28
th October with a
heavy overnight movement of thrushes, pigeons and starlings petering out
to virtually nothing by 9am. From our vantage point at Grandborough Fields just
after dawn we had 3000 Wood Pigeon, 1500 Fieldfare, 1000 Starling, 800 Redwing
going over in one hour along with smaller numbers of finches and larks. Further
along the Flecknoe road there was a flock of 30 Yellowhammer at Woodbine Farm
plus 800 Starling feeding on the deck while the Basely smallholding had 20 Tree
Sparrow and a distant female Brambling.
The pond unfortunately was dire and we only managed 10
Long-tailed Tit, 40 Meadow Pipit, 7 Gadwall and 3 Goldeneye till we met Bob
Hazel who pointed out the Black-necked Grebe for us some distance away.
Napton on the Hill was full of birds with 300 Fieldfare, 300
Redwing, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest and at least
30 Raven while Napton Reservoir had 8 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 17 Snipe, 6
Great-crested Grebe, 300 Fieldfare, Reed Bunting and single Raven.
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