A Nice Little Corner

An evening walk around the woods produced very little of interest, since the leaves and overgrowth made it difficult to see anything, and I hardly knew any of the birdsong heard. I spent most of my time around the Three Ponds, which produced singing Wren, Song Thrush, and Chaffinch, with a brief glimpse of what might have been a Blackcap. A single Jay was seen flying over, but the time of day prevented any views of typical targets such as Nuthatch, Treecreeper and woodpeckers.

Moving on to the Lamin's Lane area produced some better birds starting with a probably-juvenile Mistle Thrush at Woodside Liveries. A brief glimpse of a probably-male Linnet on the path to Redhill, was complimented with some footage of a Song Thrush using a stone as its anvil on the same path. Further search for the Linnet produced a good view of a Lesser Whitethroat singing at the top of one of the trees. This little corner of the park was proving to be quite active this evening.

Three Lapwing were in the farmer's field and a Yellowhammer was heard in song, but not seen. As usual, the pheasants were calling, but only a single male Common Pheasant was seen, and no Partridge were around. I checked the two Owl boxes, but to no avail. On the walk home, I stopped for a brief chat with a man from Woodside Liveries, who said there were lots of Owls around the oaks and overhead wires, but only after-dark. A late night or very early morning might be on the cards.