A reconnaissance visit to see whether there are winter thrushes on the windfalls. We weren't expecting much as there are so many berries on hawthorns just about everywhere, and incoming migrants have a great deal to eat without moving far from the coast. We still decided to have a look as there was a ground frost over night and apples on the ground.
The nets were put up under the gaze of the Cold moon, the last super moon of the year.
Cold moon over the orchard.
We only just made it into double figures, seven Greenfinch was a real bonus and we did manage to catch one Fieldfare, somehow.
3 male Greenfinch (above) with 4 female below.
4F Fieldfare
If it gets colder the orchard might come into its own later, as long as there are birds around.
Total: 10
Chaffinch - 1
Dunnock - 1
Fieldfare - 1
Greenfinch - 7