Birds

We're very lucky where we are at the allotment, we are close to a major migration hotspot, backing onto a school playing field with lots of trees and traditional hedgerow around, so we get plenty of birds.

For the past couple of days we've had a fieldfare hanging around with the local blackbirds, chomping on local berries.  it's been many years since I saw one of those in these parts (though that might have more to do with my changing habits rather than any scarcity).

This year I've seen Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Whitethroat, lapwing, Lesser whitethroat, Chiff Chaff, Willow Warbler and common crane.  We also have thriving populations of blue, great and long tailed tits, dozens of house sparrows, tame blackbirds, wrens, dunnocks and song thrushes.