16/11/12 sightings from an Autumn/ Winter walk

Yet again I went on the same Autumn walk but today it felt alot like a winter walk but there was some great sightings although the foggy start and finish to the day. I went on the walk at 9:30-10:00 and then again from 15:45- 16:15. The birds I saw included:

                                                                     Mistle thrush

                                                                  2 adult male blackbirds

                                                                             Redwing

                                                                      

                                                                           Fieldfares

                                                                          JAY

Redwing

• 30+ house sparrow
• 40+ Starlings
• 30+ wood pigeons
• Several gull species including mostly common and black headed gulls which all together added up to at least 50.
• 40+ jackdaws
• 30+ rooks
• 30+ carrion crows
• 40+ blue tits- More in bigger flocks in the evening whereas in the morning they were being sighted singly.
• 4 magpies
• 10 great tits
• 1 long tailed tit
• 1 kestrel- on the wires again
• 15 collard doves
• 7 chaffinches
• 8 gold finches
• 10 ferel pigeons
• 2 CORMORANTS- flew over together. This year there's been a big difference in numbers than last year as there was roughly half the amount.
• 1 MISTLE THRUSH- by the scout hut in one of the trees but it flew off towards the tree it was in on the 14th.
• 60+ FIELDFARE- flying from the berry bushes and to the trees by the river.
• 40+ REDWING- Lots in the berry bushes but they were too quick to fly when they saw other people.
• 1 LITTLE EGRET- Not rare at all but its the first of the winter
• 1 JAY- This individual has been in the garden, on the other side of the town, sighted on this walk as well as feeding in several trees.
• 40+ Blackbirds- a big influx possibly because it was in the morning but unusual numbers.
• 5 GOLD CREST- together feeding frantically throughout the berry trees. Because they were so active photos were hard to take (16:00)
• 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER- Calling

Other news:

On the 14/11/12 the woodpecker was identified as a GREEN WOODPECKER which isn't usually sighted on the walk and around the town.