A meagre 3 Mistle Thrushes over Blackdown this morning. Apart from a flyover X-Bill, 25 flyover Siskins (1 and then 24), 1 Kestrel and 1 Stonechat it was a barren morning out hoping to unearth a rarity!

A quick look at Charterhouse revealed a Female Redstart and a singing Willow Warbler.