Green Woodpecker and Pheasant in West Field

Peter Dawson took these photos of his regular garden visitors - a Green Woodpecker (16 Dec.) and a male Pheasant (6 Nov.), who sweeps up the seeds dropped by the other birds. Peter has also noticed that there have been many more Coal Tits around this year.

Other reports on 19 December:

Derek:

We have had a Song Thrush singing as though it was spring and we have twice seen Goldcrests on conifers in the garden recently.

A Grey Wagtail visited our garden on 7 December and Andy saw one near the sluice on 14 December.

Andy:

Starling murmuration still going strong - 300+ circling around Granta Park lake for about 30 minutes yesterday - 3:40-4:10pm.