This morning's birding trip began at Lynford Arboretum. The light was just improving as we left the car park with a temperature of not more than 1-2 degrees.
We headed South along the edge of the arboretum over the bridge towards the paddocks. Several scans of the area later, and no Hawfinch to be seen. I began scanning the surrounding pine trees running along the Western edge of the paddocks and finally managed to locate two Hawfinch. Having reached the Southern end of the paddocks, we got lucky when two crossbills were heard calling overhead. At the second bridge we put some seed down on the pillars and soon were rewarded with close views of Nuthatch, Marsh Tit and Coal Tit. On the walk back, we found a sizable flock of Siskin and several Brambling feeding on the ground.
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We left Lynford and headed for an industrial estate on Burrell Way, only 12 miles from Lynford. It was A short walk from the car park to view the gulls roosting on the Plumb Center building, and almost immediately, the Iceland Gull popped into view. Several times, the gulls got spooked and took to the air but would land again close by or back on the same building.
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