A raven kronk's west and a kingfisher flashes east over the Barleyfield

13th September 15          morning                 mid section

sunny & warm,  10-15°c,  1008mb,  SE 6-S 7 mph

A much more interesting day with highlights being raven,kingfisher and garden warbler. The garden warbler came early, as I stepped through the gate between Station Paddock and the main Paddock it flew into an elder bush on the bank of the brook, flying off before Ian arrived, also in the paddock were at least 4 chiffchaff. The Barleyfield was quiet at first but gradually picked up with more chiffs,blackcap and whitethroat, we found ourselves at the bottom north-east corner when a kingfisher flashed across the Shrike Bushes and disappeared behind the alders which form the northern boundary of the Wetland site, but on checking there was no sign in there. Later Ian heard a raven calling in the distance which gradually came closer and eventually we picked up arching high over Compton playing fields and turning to head south-west along the valley.

Buzzard	1 over	Barleyfield
Kingfisher	1 flew E past or through Wetlands seen from NE crn Barleyfield, not found at Wetlands,
Great Spotted Woodpecker	calls	Barleyfield Annex
House Martin	3 over	Barleyfield
Pied Wagtail	3	Compton Field
Wren	1 singing	Hanging Grds
Robin	12 singing	mid section
Whitethroat	1	Hanging Grds
Garden Warbler	1	The Paddock
Blackcap	2	Barleyfield
Chiffchaff	6 ( 1 singing )	mid section
Long Tailed Tit	few	The Paddock
Nuthatch	2	Barleyfield Annex
Jay	2 calling	mid section
Raven	1 flew W high over Compton Field   turning  to head SW along Valley,
Goldfinch	c15	Barleyfield
Bullfinch	few	Barleyfield