Brambling

I couldn't get out this morning so spent a good deal of time vismigging from the back garden.  For the second day in a row a clear dawn soon clouded over...

Looking east, clear sky sandwiched between thick cloud and some low river mist

 

Over 4,600 Wood Pigeons flew south down the valley, with 30 Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, 10 Meadow Pipit, 10 Redwing, 6 Siskin, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Pied Wag, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Skylark, 1 Grey Wag and my first Brambling of the autumn also overhead. 

The Brambling flew over pre-sunrise with four Chaffinch, and am pleased to say my sound recorder (which I am yet to do a blog post about, but promise I will) picked it up.  Unfortunately it also picked up my size tens on our gravel garden as I picked some chives for my egg on toast! However it is thanks to my garnishing-needs that I was outside at the right time so can't complain.

Here is the Brambling, calling soon after my stomping, along with some Chaffinch calls.  There's a nice low pass by two Redwing at the end of this short sound clip too...

 

The Rose-coloured Starling was still about today, seen in Whitford again.  This is where it seems to be spending its time during the day, although it is mostly out of view in private gardens.  Still not seen it again around my house!