16th October

A morning spent looking at photos of Vireos and Rubythroats on Twitter, encouraged me out in the afternoon after the rain had (sort of ) stopped. Oddly enough I was unable to find neither a Vireo or Rubythroat but did manage in a short circuit of the Paddock, Farm Wood and Freedown, 11 Chiffchaffs, 8 Goldcrests, one Firecrest, one Ring Ouzel and eight Stonechats. Tomorrow is another day although sadly another day with SW winds

Bockhill is one of the few birding sites still to have Grey Partridge. There seems to be a group of eight & four around at the moment