Over the past few years my Cullercoats garden has attracted a good variety of species through the various times of the year. Ring Ousel has occurred in autumn twice before, but the third occurrence today came as no less of a suprise as a first winter male bathed in a puddle yards from my kitchen window,with several Blackbirds and a Fieldfare. I grabbed the camera and fired off a few shots through the closed window as it splashed in the water. It then began feeding on fallen apples with the other thrushes before flying off. What a nice bird to see from house!
Along to St Marys,where things were quiet with a Chiffchaff,4 Goldcrests and a Blackcap being the only migrants noted in the mild unseasonal weather. The fields however ,remained filled with a variety of feeding flocks.
A.S. Jack
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Wow! A Ring Ousel is truly a great garden tick.
I also popped up to St Mary’s today and there was a male Blackcap on the 1st mound with 2 Stonechats nearby, which were joined later by a large bat, flying above them as the sun started to set.
Paul Buskin