Friday 18 September 2015

No Birding Today But..........

Friday 18th September

An unexpected school run was dropped on me today plus a appointment in the morning meant I've only one outing over the last five days. However, hirundines were still streaming past overhead and on route to Canterbury I narrowly missed a fifty strong flock of siskins skimming across the road. Later on in the afternoon, whilst tending  my flock, the only birding possible was to  watch the c.20 goldfinches, plus sparrows and blue tits on the garden feeders but an unexpected siskin brightened up the proceedings during the rainy afternoon. I was able to get several shots through the double glazing and rain as it stayed for about half an hour. A year tick for the garden!



2 comments:

Warren Baker said...

Siskins everywhere at the moment Mike, what a turn around from last winter!

Derek Faulkner said...

Not sure about the "everywhere" Warren, they're still a rare bird on Sheppey, or at least they are for me.