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Red Lane, Gospel End Village (November 26)

A very enjoyable walk along one of my regular haunts. A male and female pheasant feeding in a field by Westgate Farm, the female was still showing on the return journey.
The field alongside the lane pond had 2 adult and 2 juvenile moorhen feeding on it.
A grey wagtail and a pied wagtail feeding in a field by Red Lane Farm, a single pied wagtail seen later on a field further down the lane.
Trees alongside Penn Brook had 2 goldcrest feeding in them.
Other birds seen included: lesser black-backed gull (several in flight), redwing (several in hedgerow near Red Lane Farm), kestrel (female perched), jackdaw (several), house sparrow (2 males in bushes by water works entrance).