After an absence before Xmas, except for a small group of 30 Redwing, descent numbers finally arrived in January with 320 Fieldfare I counted up on the down and 100-120 Redwing near the farm. These flocks seem to have stayed around for the intervening period - probably visiting different fields in the location as numbers were obviously the same as and when I saw them again.
However the start of this week there was a change with some 550 Fieldfares plus 50 Starling on the down and 220 Redwing at this end. They will be moving off soon I guess.
Yesterday two Lapwing made an appearance up on the Down - so I'm hoping they will stay and breed after last years rained off failure.
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