What have you seen

The winter just keeps giving....this morning a pair of Reed Buntings turned up for the first time ever.  Light for pic's is very poor, whiteness of snow darkens most birds.

Fieldfare has not left the Apple's alone....gorging most of the day.

Song thrush stopped for a few minutes on the garden fence, haven't seen one here for quite a while. Taken through double glazing so not too sharp

We've had a large flock of Fieldfare in the tree in next door but ones neighbours garden, they have been there almost all day, no berries left on the tree now! 😯

More Fieldfares and Redwings today along the R.Tees path from the Barrage towards Stockton, Goldfinches and a BullFinch too.

I was surprise to see a seal in the river upstream of the barrage, but would appear to be a regular occurrence, talking to some of the locals. And at lunch time OH pointed out a large dog fox walking through the tree-lined bank behind the site.

Anyone seen/heard anything from 'Twitch' (Alan)?

I was surprise to see a seal in the river upstream of the barrage,

There was one when I visited a year or two ago

Hi GL

We had a good size flock of Redwing yesterday and for the first time two Fieldfare took the last few berries from our bushes.

I hope this helps and expect you are aware that for those bright background instances, sand, sky and especially snow, it helps to add 1.5 to 2 stops of over exposure. Reducing the sillouete effect and putting detail back into the bird.

GL

Hope you don't mind, but I liked your Fieldfare pic so made a slight adjustment to the detail of the bird, beautiful markings.

I am guessing that some exposure compensation took place as the snow was so bright.

He posts quite regularly on the Manchester Bird Sightings website, but I've not heard from him for a while. Maybe I should e mail him a nudge...🤔

Thanks pliers, I did send an e mail this morning.