Spent a couple of hours at the fields along Hoe Lane this morning. The Wasteground field had a few Meadow Pipits, Song Thrushes, and Blackbirds, plus two Redwings, and a Chiff Chaff as well as the resident Stonechats, Goldfinches, Kestrels and Buzzards.
Further along Hoe Lane, the recently ploughed fields now have a layer of grass and don't seem as attractive to the feeding Crows and WoodPigeons, and numbers were well down. Did however find a nice Marsh Tit near one of the Pheasant Covers, my first on the Western side of the Village. Also, saw a distant finch flock which I may venture into Mountbatten woods to check out in the near future.
Closer to home, 3 Roe Deer, at least 6 Jays, and many Rooks have been venturing into the garden and surrounding Oak trees in search of Acorns, and 2 Grey Wagtails are feeding along the stream. |
