21/11/12 and 22/11/12 sightings from the garden

After two days of rain very few birds was sighted but on the 21/11/12 in the afternoon there was some sun shine so there was an increase of sighting whereas on the 22/11/12 it was very and windy.

                                                                       Brambling

                                                                        Gulls

1st winter male blackbird

Sightings:

• 6 chaffinches in the trees on the 21st
• 13+ blue tits in the trees (21st)
• 2 1st winter blackbirds roosted in the apple tree on the 21st
• 3 carrion crows flew over (21st)
• 13+ rooks flew over (22nd)
• 4 mallard ducks flew over on the 21st
• 2 mistle thrushes flew over on the 21st
• 30+ jackdaws on both days
• 30+ starlings on both days
• 3 great tits on the 21st
• 2 green finches flew over on the 21st
• 20+ redwing flew over on both days
• 1 BRAMBLING- 1st sighting of the year and the 2nd ever time i've seen 1.
• 2 LINNETS flew over on the 21st
• 10+ fieldfares flew over (21st)
• 3 gold crests calling and feeding in the trees on the 21st
• 400+ Gulls flew over on both days but at least 350+ on the 21st whereas only 50 on the 22nd partly because of the wind and rain

Other WAXWING sightings

• 8 at Glouster today
• A few other sightings throughout the country although numbers vary in areas