The thick snow blanketing the whole of the country has forced birds to forage for food wherever they can and this has meant some new visitors to the garden. A flock of up to 30 Fieldfares feasted on a Cotoneaster in the road and one Fieldfare took up residence with us, chasing away Blackbirds and eating the apples we left out.
Other unusual visitors included a single Redwing, a very wary Jay and a Mistle Thrush.
Redwing in the Buddlea
A Hedge Sparrow tried to eat the seed left on the ground, but was given very little peace by a territorial Robin. The other usual suspects were Rooks, Herring Gulls, Woodpigeons, Blue Tits and Great Tits.
The influx of Fieldfares and Redwings is apparently explained by a huge flock of 30,000 Fieldfares and 8,000 Redwings which made it’s way south ahead of the snow in a search for snow-free ground for food.
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