Red Letter Day!
First day of significant autumn movement today, a constant passage of Jays overhead, quite a few Wood Pigeons too, but first good species of the day was Crossbill, a party flying over. A trickle of Great Tits and Long-tailed Tits too, plus Chiffchaffs, etc.
Rare indeed is it that I find a new species for my land these days, but sitting on the water beyond my feeders, slinking along with a few Mallards, one EURASIAN WIGEON, not a species I expected inside the forest! As all the ducks flushed, a Garganey also rose from the reeds, also a pretty good bird (a pair bred several years ago, but no other records).
Also Great Grey Shrike back, I presume, for the winter and a jolly bunch of woodpecker on and around the feeders - Black, Grey-headed , White-backed and Middle Spotted heading the cast.
122. Eurasian Wigeon
123. Garganey
124. Crossbill