The moth trap has been very thin over the last few days - Angleshades, Large Yellow Underwing, Red-lined Quaker and a Large Wainscot.
Following the news that there was a 2-barred crossbill in Hemsted with a small flock of crossbills we decided to go for a walk to look for it. It was a nice morning which got warmer as we wandered round the paths and tracks. There were a few late flowers, Ragwort and Scabious and berries and Sweet Chestnut as well as the leaves beginning to turn.
There were Robins ticking and singing in many of the bushes, with several Great Spot Woodpeckers and a tit flock with Blue-tits, Longtailed Tits, a couple of Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest. In one stand of conifers there were at least 12 Song thrushes with a couple of Blackbirds moving through but no sign of any crossbills.
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