Hearing that there were good numbers of bramblings, as well as corn buntings, at a popular spot in Hazleton in the Cotswolds, I drove there this morning. The finches are fed regularly by the landowner who spreads seed along the rutted track behind the gate, and they can number dozens on a good day.
A car had just arrived ahead of me and parked at the pull-off point in front of the ,farm gate so I pulled up on the verge behind him which still gave good views through the fence. Regular birders know you need to remain in your car to avoid scaring off the birds which I did, transferring to the passenger seat to see more easily. It was ten minutes or so before I saw the first birds arrive, flying first to the top of a tree before gradually coming down to feed on the ground. I saw several brambling amongst the chaffinches and also some corn buntings which joined them and a passing red legged partridge. It was an enjoyable hour in the Cotswold country side.
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