The Goldeneyes looked to be females at first sight but one of them was in a slightly different plumage, overall darker than the other 2 (middle of 3 birds in pic above) and could have been a youngster.
5 Mistle Thrush flew off from the dam as I arrived and moved over to Lumbutts church yard, making a real racket, and landed on the berry-laden holly bushes.
Late afternoon - noticed several thrushes landing in the back field and once I got the bins on 'em they proved to be Fieldfares. A total of 29 eventually - the first flock I've seen this Autumn although they have been arriving in Calderdale for some time now in good numbers.
The squirrel turned up again in the garden this morning (assuming it's the same one each day) mooching about under the bird feeders. It didn't stay long and ran off along the wall. I've yet to see it on the feeders themselves but my (much) better half saw it perched on the top bracket of the feeders a few days ago.
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