As trainee twitchers, we were amazed to see a flock of about 40 mistle thrushes descend on the garden for the last 2 days. We think they are after the ants and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival today. Not only have we rarely seen a single specimen but to see about 40 at once was really exciting (we dont get out much!). Even more exciting was to see today a juvenile Black Redstart. It was trapped in the conservatory/ half-greenhouse lean-to and then flew up into the cherry tree so we had time to get the binoculars out and have a good look. We read that there are only about 100 breeding pairs in the country and they are concentrated in London, with some in Birmingham and the Black Country.
The picture shows that I need to do yet more weeding!
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