Sunday short wander

A brief wander around the local environs at midday gave up most of the resident birds. 2 chiffchaffs called from scrub on Brick Kiln Hill along with a blackcap. A pheasant ran off along the empty River Ash and the usual crows and jackdaws were evident in the stubble fields. Overhead a flock of martins called, moving south west. Numbers in excess of 200 were counted. Most were house martins, with about 25 sand martins mixed in.
Several wrens, great tits, blue tits and long tailed tits called from the hedgerow along the Ash whilst a small party of starlings settled near New Road.