At 12 0'clock last night Brian tells Jimmy that we are off to Lynford at 7 am,I find out when I wake around 6 & quickly text to say I'm in and we set off to arrive around 8.15.
It's a dull sort of a day & we are the only ones here.
First off we look over the gate at the feeding station & it's not long before the first tick of the day when a flock of Brambling come in to the drinking pool followed by a Marsh Tit for tick number 2.
As we walk down to the paddock we hear Crossbill calling & then 7 birds fly over.
On the walk around the Paddock Jimmy spots a single Hawfinch as it feed on top of a Hawthorn tree, we needed the scope to get a good clear view of it.Tick number 5 comes when a large flock of Siskin fly in.
Back at the feeding station another Hawfinch comes in to drink to give us a great view. And a single Lesser Redpoll drops down for another tick. While here we meet Chris the guy who puts the food out for us to enjoy the birds here, such a nice man so glad to meet him & have a good talk & to thank him.
Off for a very quick look in at Santon Downham where another tick is seen as we watch a Kingfisher & also another flock of Siskin are seen.
Near home we decide to have a look in at the Eagle pond in Snaresbrook for the Caspian Gull & it's seen soon after arrival.
Another really good day where we pick up all the birds that we set out to get for the day. With Brian not back to work after xmas yet we have had a lot of fun over the last few days with a good total of over 130 birds seen.
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