WAYMARKERS

1 Parkland habitat typically attracts the last of the Redwings and Fieldfares, plus Mistle Thrush, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Stock Dove, Little Owl, corvids and flocks of Linnet and Goldfinch. Passing Black-headed and Common Gulls sometimes drop in along with Meadow Pipit, Sky Lark and Stonechat. Sparrowhawk and Kestrel often hunt here. 2 The mixed woodland should yield early migrants such as Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, plus a chance of Redstart, Cuckoo and Turtle Dove later. Resident Longtailed and Coal Tits, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Bullfinch and Goldcrest all breed along with common tits, finches and thrushes while Tawny Owls are active around dawn and dusk. 3 The old orchard is a good spot for Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch and Red-legged Partridge. Scan for Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. Thrushes, finches, pipits, wagtails, corvids and gulls should be on the move around dawn. 4 Farmland hedgerows and scrub should yield Linnet, Bullfinch and Yellowhammer among the commoner finches, plus migrant Whitethroats and Lesser Whitethroats.