For a while on Friday it felt that spring might just be on the way. Out of the breeze and in the sunshine there was a little bit of warmth in the sun. We couldn't let the opportunity of such a nice day slip by so we paid a visit to one of our favourite RSPB reserves at Old Moor.
Like they usually do on our arrival the star attractions decided to go into hiding but I did manage to get a photograph of a brambling, the first I've ever seen. It’s name suggests to me it ought to be growing on the allotment but in reality it’s a rather pretty little bird. This is a male.
It was rather a long way off so not the best of pictures. The challenge is now to get a much better picture. Unfortunately the weather spoilt itself a little in the afternoon as it clouded over and the light faded quickly making photography a little more tricky.
Of course most of the regulars put in an appearance and we had plenty of pictures to sort through once we got back home. Certainly there were lots of greenfinches making the most of the plentiful supply of food available.
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I've never seen a brambling before, I wouldn't have known what it was if I'd spied it. I'm getting lots of chaffinches in the garden at the moment, they've been quite a rare visitor in the past but they seem to be around all the time just now.
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