There was a large flock of finches again today, this time feeding on the 1st, 2nd and 9th on the Blue. These were made up of Chaffinches, Goldfinches and Bramblings. You can see all three more easily in the photo below - Chaffinches the front two, Goldfinch on the left middle and Bramblings the back right two.
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| Bramblings, Chaffinches and Goldfinch [1st Blue] |
Bramblings are the rarest of the finches around Frilford. They are distinguishable by their orange shoulders. I reckon that there were between 15 and 20 on the fairway and in the trees around. The one in the middle here is a female:
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| Brambling [1st Blue] |
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| Bramblings, Chaffinches and Goldfinches [1st Blue] |
I saw a Merlin for the second time on the Blue course, high above the trees to the right of the 2nd - scattering the small birds that it was hunting. There were plenty of Wrens, Robins and Blackbirds around the same area.
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| Wren [1st Blue] |
The plant growing on the wall of the car park is Garden Arabis - a garden escape that is often found on old walls close to habitation.
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| Garden Arabis Arabis caucasica [Car park] |
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