Whilst setting up the public information desk this morning I saw my first migrant Fieldfares of the season. Unmistakeable with their grey heads and backs, there were just three or four birds at first with a couple of Redwing as companions, easily confirmed through the spotting scope. Then one or two more, very timid and obviously nervous of the unfamiliar sounds of car engines and dog barks. They were feeding in open ground under the large hawthorne tree by the stone wall and retreating back into the sanctuary of the tree at the slightest noise. On and off throughout the morning they were there, giving some of our visitors great views of their first Northern European visitors. Just after noon they took off in a small flock of about a dozen birds, towards the western end of the field and into the high trees along Bradburys Lane. Later they returned to feed in the hawthorne, now in a flock of about twenty. Look out for these birds as their numbers swell over the coming weeks.