Tresp-assing!

After two rather unsatisfactory birds in flight at Steatley the other week I found a splendid Tree Sparrow this lunchtime. This one was in a game strip just north-west of Upper Caldecote.

It seems game strips are the places to look for these chaps, and late October seems to be a prime time to find them as they move around before settling down for the winter months. I've seen Tree Sparrows regularly in this one over the years, but none of them stay for very long.