Chelmarsh - Alder feast

An early morning visit to Chelmarsh reservoir in the hope of a decent bird or two proved to be uneventful. The scrape held the usual Teal and Snipe and my only excitement of the day was the Alder trees outside the hide which on arrival had a flock of 60+ finches busy feeding. There were a dozen or so Redpoll and Siskin, first-time visitors to these pages......