Wednesday 14th December

Today I went down to Erewash Fields in Attenborough Nature Reserve it was a very cold day but exciting, I saw two Kestrals hovering over the field at the same time searching for food. Around by Barton Pool there was a big flock of at least 40 Goldfinches, a little further on I counted 10 Redwings sitting in the trees, and two Dunnocks on the ground. And then I looked up and I saw a bird moving it's head back and forward against the tree it had a red rump and I knew exactly what it was, it was a Great-Spotted Woodpecker, I studied it for two minutes and then it flew off. All in all a very intresting morning.