What have you seen

A group of bullfinches 'working' a patch of meadow gone to seed. I guess it was a family group.

A Dartford Warbler on Dunwich Heath and 2 Swallows flew over. 

Dunwich Heath has always been a good place to see Dartfords. Then a quick trip to the NT tearoom for cakes

Great spot, that DW that is. Tried but failed several times, I'm envious!

Unfortunately what I have seen are rats in the garden.

I don’t want to set traps or harm them but I don’t want to attract them either and so I have stopped using seed feeders and now only use peanut feeders. We still get all the different tits and nuthatch but unfortunately the finches have stopped visiting.

Sorry for the negative post but do any of you have this problem?

I know a lot of RSPB sites have rat problems at feeders.  Seen loads at Titchwell.  Fingers crossed we’ve never had them in our gardens, if we did, I would take the same action as you

Buy or borrow a Terrier, Nevers!

Had a walk up from Aldeburgh to Thorpeness along the beach today. Oodles of Brent Geese flying south and low over the sea. 2 Wheatears heading the same way but at a more leisurely pace along the beach, a Pied Wagtail chasing after a Meadow Pipit for some strange reason and for the first time in ages we saw a Wheaten Terrier being walked with a normal "Scottie".

Whilst I was washing up am today a lot of activity in our field woodlarks, song thrushes and 3 cirl buntings also up in the trees 5 hawfinches plus many members of the tit family on the bird feeder and goldfinches and many other species around the field walls  so a good start to the day and at home had an unusual sighting yesterday  a yellow wagtail which I have not seen around here and on its way south. Also had a lot of red kites flying over quite low.

RK, I wouldn't mind seeing that lot on a holiday never mind whilst washing the dishes.