7 November 2020

 Crossbills still showing well on the side of the 3th fairway on the red.

6 or 7 Redpolls on the path to the left of the 3rd hole on the blue.  

Redpoll [3rd Blue]

Nearby there was also a Treecreeper.

Long tailed tits in various vocal flocks about the course.  Often with other birds including Goldcrests and blue tits.

Long-tailed tit [13th Blue]

Long-tailed tit [3rd Blue]

Blue tit [13th Red]

Goldcrest [13th Blue]

A pair of jays on the left of the 12th on the Red.

Jay [12th Red]

Quite a few early redwings feeding on berries around the course.  This one was on the right of the 16th on the Red:

Redwing [16th Red]

A couple of roe deer on the 6th tee on the Blue.

5 November 2020

 Crossbills are still the highlight of the on course wildlife at the moment.  There is a flock of around 50 that seem to centre around the greenkeeping sheds on the blue course.  They are quite noisy and are not particularly wary allowing me to get some nice views.  They can also be seen on the left of the 3rd fairway on the Red course and on the 16th on the Blue.

Males are vibrant red and females are a more subtle green.  They are unusual in that they have overlapping mandibles - hence the name.  Click on the images to zoom in.

Crossbill - male [3rd Red]

Crossbill - female [3rd Red]

I even managed to capture some video:

Elsewhere the first redwings and fieldfares are arriving.  

Pied wagtail on the hollow-cored green:

Pied Wagtail [5th Red]

Grey Heron flying over the 5th fairway on the Green:

Grey Heron [5th Red]

4 November 2020

 More good views of crossbills to the left of the 3rd on the red

Also a rook in the sunshine behind the 15th tee on the Blue

28 October 2020

Had a quick walk from the practice range to the reservoir and was surprised to find a flock of around 20 Crossbills.  The flock seems to be around most mornings and are fairly obliging.  

Crossbill - 16th Blue

Later on there were nice views of a coal tit in the pines next to the practice chipping area:

Coal tit - 16th Blue