Brambling at Powerscourt Demesne

Another site very close to our new home is Powerscourt Demesne, which happens to be an excellent spot for wintering finch flocks. In amongst the hundreds of Chaffinches are a small number of Brambling every winter. On my first visit I picked out 3 or 4, but that number increased the next day when between 6 and 15 birds were present.

Other birds included Treecreeper, Song and Mistle Thrushes.

ebird list for 11th Jan
ebird list for 12th Jan

Male Brambling. My first of this species since the Saye Plateau in Oman

Female Brambling

 Mistle Thrush

Song Thrush

Treecreeper