Bike ride to Mitchellslacks. Frustratingly several birds were seen but not identified during the course of the day. Great grey shrike not present but a couple of smaller, reddish birds were on one of its perching places - possibly crossbills? Also one brownish bird of prey gliding between the conifers. Too slight to be goshawk and had pointed wings - merlin??
One bird on skulking on moor by second cattle grid may have been a grouse, but hardly got a look at it.
On way back saw a large flock of thrushlike birds at distance, flitting between trees and grassland. Suspected redwing but could not identify positively. One bird I saw on the other side of the road appeared to have red head and breast markings in a similar patter to a linnet. But another with it had a clear white tip to its tail feathers - probably just a chaffinch.
Overall just one of those days.
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