I went into Robert’s Park again at lunch-time because I still want a good shot of a Goldcrest. I saw and heard several but not one of them co-operated. But what I did find was Redwing. In the past I have only seen these when snow was on the ground but that is possibly because when they first arrive from Scandinavia they tend to be in flocks higher up the trees.
As usual you can click on the image to see it larger at flickr.
This is also intended to be put in the Sightings section of the Baildon Village website here.
The Redwing (Turdus iliacus) is in the same family as the Blackbird (Turdus merula), Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) and Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris). I am hoping to get some photos of Fieldfare but the place I have seen the most is in fields near Shipley Glen.
Female Blackbird
Male Blackbird
I also managed to get a better shot of a Male Chaffinch
Another small bird that is common in Robert’s Park, and many garden feeders, is the Bluetit.
A Mistle Thrush posed for me so I couldn’t disappoint it.
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