Had a walk around the Ranvilles Lane loop after work this afternoon, managing to catch the last of the afternoon sun. Along the lane is one field that stands out at the moment. It had sweetcorn in last season, but I don’t believe the crop was harvested. Subsequently all the ears of corn are now spread around the stubble of the field. It has been attracting Corvids for months with Jackdaws and Rooks most prominent. Woodpigeon as you would expect have been taking their share as well. However, it is the Skylark that I have been watching for the last few weeks. Usually around 30-50 are present feeding among the stubble. Again as with Mark Rolfe having Woodlark during the cold snap I had a good long look at all the Larks present today but still no sign of Wood. I’ll keep looking though one is going to turn up. Thrushes had joined the throng today around 140 Redwings and Fieldfares were in the field with a 70% bias in favour of Redwing.

Redwing, Ranvilles Lane, 18 Jan 2010

Skylark, Ranvilles Lane, 18 Jan 2010

Skylark Flock, Ranvilles Lane, 18 Jan 2010

Redwing on the move, Ranvilles Lane, 18 Jan 2010

Steve Copsey