Saturday, January 14, 2012
Egypt Woods
Within five minutes of entering the woods I was lucky enough to see this lesser spotted woodpecker but I was looking into the sun; so I walked on, turning when the light was right. It took some time to relocate the bird and then I had a good view through the bins of a definite female. I managed only one shot before she flew off.
I saw no redpolls or siskins and although I happened upon a huge flock of chaffinches, I was unable to pick out a brambling among them. There were still reed buntings on the farm fields and a male bullfinch was in the hedgerow.// posted by Christine @ 8:49 AM 
