Flocking in the Frost

Okay, so here's my quick overview. Usual route, frosty, clear, but dull. Kestrel hunting over Dawson's Corner at dawn, and another later over Parkside Pasture. Got some blurry photos of a Little Grebe running across the surface of the water (similar to a Moorhen) and saw what was possibly the same bird with a fish in its bill. A Common Snipe flushed from the Peninsula towards Mud Island, and two more were seen in the vegetation there. Three Common Gull were on the water, including the winter adult bird photographed. No sign of any Willow Tit at Leen Pastures, but did photograph a Kingfisher and Redwing alongside the river on the way back to the lake. A flock of at least 22 Yellowhammer were feeding in the stubble field alongside the Spinney Path. No other species were present in this flock, which is the highest number I've ever recorded. Three more Redwing were on the hillside at Bestwood Quarry.

Other birds of note:

• 3 Green Woodpecker [Mill Lakes, Bestwood Quarry, Pit Tip Top]
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Wildlife Garden, Hatton Close Entrance]
• 2 Meadow Pipit [Pit Tip Top]
• 1 Song Thrush [Dawson's Corner]
• 1 Mistle Thrush [Main Entrance to Mill Lakes]
• 1 Nuthatch [Ludgate Close Entrance]
• 100+ Siskin [Mill Lakes]
• c.10 Lesser Redpoll
• 5 Bullfinch [Sustrans Path (1f), Double Gates at Mill Lakes (1m, 2f), Bestwood Quarry (1f)]