With a typical leaden day (the sort I love in November), it was actually quite dark before 1500hrs. I decided on a check of Finch species at a traditional maize strip habitat, where I witnessed a number of species departing for their roost sites. The majority species was Chaffinch with smaller number of Greenfinches, Bramblings, and Yellowhammers flying more or less south to their roost.
A mostly Larch wood held a few Redwings, Song Thrushes, Blackbirds, and a late mobile Long-tailed Tit flock. Higher in the trees feeding amongst fine Larch needles was Coal and Blue Tits.
A very close Goshawk passed directly over me at 1505 at just above treetop height, a lovely silhouetted view of the raptor heading low west.
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