A Good Autumn Morning.

It was one of those grey autumn, very still, mornings....but birds everywhere!
Before I had even got out of the front garden I noticed a female Blackcap in our birch tree along with a charm of 30+ Goldfinches
Hirundines over the Lagoon, Chiffchaffs in the ivy clumps; Blackbirds,  Song Thrushes and Robins in the hawthorns; Reed Buntings,Greenfinches and Linnets around the Little Lagoon.
 A couple of Stonechats and a few  Meadow Pipits were on the wire fence leading to the hide; Rock Pipits on the harbour wall and flyover Pied Wagtails going east. Nothing spine tingling but a really good autumn morning for variety and sheer numbers!

Robin

Chiffchaff

Reed Bunting

Greenfinch

Stonechat

...and a Little Egret fishing in the shallows

Back home the Black Redstart  showed up and although it was dull and taken through double glazing I was quite pleased!

Later in the afternoon and having tempted it with mealworms I managed, with patience, to obtain some really pleasing shots...have a look at two of the best on my flickr site.

...and last but not least a shot of a couple of well known faces....at least to the local birding fraternity...inspecting the extended Church Norton spit which now comes past our bungalow.