As I drew back the curtains this morning I noticed a different looking bird on my bird station, however, due to time constraints I had to push on and get myself ready for work (instead of rushing for my bins).
As I was waiting for my bread to be toasted, the first bird I noticed was a Great Spotted Woodpecker knocking the merry hell out of the fence trellis - A great bird for the garden as he has not been around for over a year except for the odd flyover.
I decided to use my bins, on some birds on the ground under the feeders and immediately clocked a few Chaffinches then almost fell over when a Brambling walked into the scope of view. It was obviously the same bird that I seen earlier. I rushed to find my camera only to come back to the window with nothing in the garden anymore and a Sparrowhawk sitting on the rooftop of a nearby house (before flying off).
Ever since hearing a Brambling flyover the house early winter, I have diligently over the past 2-3 months checked each Chaffinch looking bird by my feeders in the hope that I may spot a Brambling - patience does pay! It also confirms that Bramblings are in the area most winters, as this is now the third winter that we have encountered them in our garden.
Hopefully it will return tomorrow morning so that I can obtain some record shots.
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