Another semi-interesting bird was a Raven, which flew close in a tight circle, before returning in a South Westerly direction. My view of it was partially impaired by a tight hawthorn hedge, but I still managed to get a few photos, the best of which is below:
It was a dull day, but the massive beak and bulky look were still very obvious, although the loud 'cronking' was perhaps the first thing I noticed.
Another decent bird was Jack Snipe, which I saw (but for obvious reasons was unable to photograph), buried deep in the reeds on a flooded part of the river Roden. It appeared very briefly by a small flooded pool but very quickly disappeared, sadly never to be seen again.
However, the presence of some Siskins and a Robin made up for it a little!
