The day dawned with howling gales and torrential rain - there was not a dicky bird in sight! At lunchtime the clouds had cleared a little, so I topped up the feeders and put out some buggy bites. I set up a viewing station in the conservatory so that I had a cup of tea, checklist, binoculars and my camera to hand, and waited.
At first there wasn't much action - even my family of greenfinches failed to turn up. After a while though I began to see some action. It is surprising how many species you can see when you look properly. I managed to log: blue tit, dunnock, starlings, magpie, blackbirds and a mistle thrush. I was a bit uncertain whether my dunnock was a female house sparrow, but it was greyer underneath and around the neck so at least now I have learned the difference.
I have put together the crib sheet below - photos courtesy of RSPB Bird Guide.
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