Clutching at straws

Winter in Shropshire is rarely exciting birdwise which means you often end up clutching at straws which is what I was doing when I saw this Jackdaw at Venus Pool with obvious whitish neck patches looking quite good for a 'Nordic' Jackdaw - birds of the eastern race C. m. soemmerringii show a prominent whitish half collar with Scandinavian birds having this feature to varying degrees; this one actually looks quite good despite it being in Shropshire!

This Bullfinch was posing nicely as she fed on Nettle seeds, some of which she got by hovering!

Song Thrush