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Baggeridge Country Park (December 15)

Cold but dry day and so had a coiuple of hours in the morning over Baggeridge. Covered Whites Wood to the visitor's centre and back again. The tawny owl is still in his roosting spot in the wood, very regular bird but always a pleasure to see.
Several nuthatch, both in Whites Wood and by the visitor's centre. Several goldfinch by the centre as well as a single siskin.
The field alongside the miners path had 4 mistle thrush and 4 redwing feeding on it. Other birds included 3 bullfinch (1male, 2 female) by Lydiates crossing, kestrel (2 female birds squabbling in a tree, probably over food and a single bird by visitor's centre), house sparrow (male and female by visitor's centre), coal tit, jay.