I went back to look for Crossbills yesterday but just as I suspected, it would be hard to get close to them now that the weather has given us a bit of rain, there is lots of standing water and consequently the odds of the Crossbills choosing the attractive pool is now low. However there was still lots of Goldcrests and other small birds around and the Crossbills could be heard flying overhead regularly.
I had some fun photographing the Goldcrests and also had a fleeting glimpse of a Firecrest again but I didn't manage to photograph it because just as it made an appearance, a stoat showed itself, I was very excited hoping that it would give me clear shot and then out of the corner of my eye, there was the Firecrest. The outcome was that I didn't photograph either. It was brilliant to see the stoat though as I haven't seen one for quite a while and they are such brilliant animals to see. After that I decided go and see if I could photograph the Siskins around the feeders and I have to say that they were very impressive with dozens of them coming and going.
As well as Siskins, a Jay was furtively flying in to eat acorns from the tree above me. It did impress me to see how clever they were, because I think there was more than one. When it was quiet and no people were present, one would fly quietly in to the tree and grab a few acorns before disappearing again just as secretively. All in all an impressive and nice session. At this spot in the last few days I have photographed, and really nicely, Crossbill, Goldcrest and Siskin. As well as these impressive beauties I have also photographed Wren, Treecreeper and Nuthatch.
Wildlife in a Suburban Garden 
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