Happy New Year! (emberiza citrinella)

Wishing you all a fab 2009 and lots of happy snapping.
Got the new year off to a great start today up at the chase.I went after the Hawfinch [a lifer for me] which had been there for a few days.I was so pleased when it dropped down under a tree and even managed some half decent shots,but as with all finches it was a messy eater so i've got some ps work to do.There were plenty of other birds present too,including half a dozen of these beauties.