A chilly day with sunny spells.
Goldfinch
Blue Tit, (several)
Dunnock
House Sparrows
Rook(with pied markings, I have seen this individual regularly over the last 6 months.)
Black Headed Gull
Starling
Wood Pigeon
Jackdaw

Strangely there are no Herring Gulls in the vicinity today!
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The photo shows a Blue Tit parus ceruleus eating from an apple. Not the best photo but I make a rule of only publishing photos taken in the garden on the day in question. I thought it of interest to my visitors from other countries.
The Goldfinch visited the garden to feed on the seeds from the oversized Leylandii shrubs which have grown to an enormous size. I mention this because they are a shrub not particularly encouraged as they have a habit of dominating a garden blocking out light and not thought to be particularly beneficial to suburban wildlife. I have not found this to be the case as they provide good cover for birds for nesting/roosting and of course the seeds are a good food for Goldfinches.
Later at around 1530 a Carder Bumble Bee Bombus Pascuorum was photographed feeding on the nectar of a winter flowering jasmine by the house.Bombus_pascuorum

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