Male Bullfinch

We decided to have a walk along the lane this afternoon after we were finished in the garden. Trying to do a bit of birding is no easy task when you are accompanied by a very talkative three-year-old!

Bird Man managed a few shots of a handsome male Bullfinch so I thought I'd put a couple of the pics on my blog to go with the female Bullfinch I added a few days ago


Saw all the usual suspects along the lane: Treecreeper, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird and Robin with the added bonus of the very cute Long-tailed Tit - the first time I've seen them down there. We also heard the familiar sound of the Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and, most unusually, we also heard a couple of Tawny Owls hooting and calling at two o'clock in the afternoon! They only called a few times and we didn't manage to locate them.

Female Bullfinch

Spotted this female Bullfinch along the lane at the scrub today. Unfortunately a 200mm lens just doesn't really cut it! Nice to get a record of her, at least.

The lane at the scrub

Also seen at the scrub today: Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldcrest, Robin, Wren, Blackbird and the sound of a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.