Hawfinch

Early this morning saw me again on the outskirts of the village of Ide looking for HAWFINCH & it payed off getting there early as I had very good views of a Male & Female .
Also seen at the site were 50+ FIELDFARE , 30+ REDWING & 2 SISKIN .
I then went to the woods at Steps Bridge near Dunsford to look for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker but there was no sign of it today , but there was a GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER , 3 DIPPER , 6 JAY , 2 GREY WAGTAIL , 5 NUTHATCH & a TREECREEPER .

A very Brief Hawfinch

This morning in the fields around the Kenn/Kenton area of Devon there was over a hundred FIELDFARE & a few REDWING in with them .
Early afternoon I went to the outskirts of the village of Ide to look for HAWFINCH & after a wait of around 45 minutes one bird came in & perched on top of a tree but it was only there a very short time before flying off again .
My last stop of the day was the Exe Estuary at Topsham where there were numerous AVOCET & BLACK-TAILED GODWIT .

Topsham Recreation Ground

This afternoon I went down to the Recreation Ground in Topsham for a quick look & on the River Exe I saw 6 COMMON GULL , 2 WATER PIPIT & a COMMON SANDPIPER .
And a walk along the path towards the moterway bridge got me 2 REED BUNTING & a pair of mating COLLARED DOVE .