Over the last few days we’ve seen, and heard,
the arrival of the first of our winter thrushes, with Redwings being the first
to appear, arriving in small numbers from Scandinavia. Their high pitched calls
can be heard overhead during the hours of darkness as they migrate westwards,
and tired and hungry flocks can often be seen chattering as they search
hedgerows for berry laden bushes on which they feed. There are only a small
number of birds around at the moment, but as the weather turns colder and the
supply of fruit and berries becomes depleted, larger numbers will return once
again to the Ings to feed on the edge of the damp meadows, taking advantage of
the high numbers of earthworms and other invertebrate prey. They will then
return to their breeding grounds further east from mid-March so
there is plenty of time yet to see them - as always when visiting the NNR please leave any records in the log books provided, thank you.
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