I have lived at this location for two and half years and know that it is blessed with a fairly plentiful and varied wildlife. Yesterday soon after rising, I experienced an hour like no other I have known at this location. Looking out of the back window at the feeders, the following birds were seen: Blue tit; great tit; coal tit; long tailed tit; robin; dunnock; blackbird; song thrush; redwing; greater spotted woodpecker (2). A kestrel then landed on a tree at the bottom of a neighbouring garden. Looking out of the front window, I saw a green woodpecker checking under the tiles on the roof just a meter from me. In the field beyond sat four redlegged partridge and a brace of pheasants. In addition, the usual squadrons of gulls flew over east to west, whilst crows and jackdaws headed for their feeding fields. A short burst of skylark song could be heard as a few individual birds remain on the wintry fields.
A vole scurried amongst the plants, plundering the fallen offerings from the feeders.
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