Goldcrest - (source John Smith, Halstead & District Photographic Society)

Bird life in the Park this January has been quiet, although there are still a few birds about, including some winter visitors from Scandinavia and Russia. The commonest of these visitors is the redwing (turdus iliacus),  which can be seen in the Park occasionally; most obviously at night on migration south, when its “stuuf” piping call can be clearly heard.

The second ‘visitor’ is the fieldfare (turdus pilaris) a slightly larger member of the thrush family which has a blueish plumage,  in comparison to our resident mistle thrushes Continue reading →