We get the occasional redwing in our garden in the winter and today had our first for this winter. It is 4 weeks earlier than in any year since I started recording, 10 years ago.
Is this a particularly early arrival, or just an early visit to us?
BTW, we are in Suffolk, 7 miles from the coast.
best wishes - Roy
They may be slightly earlier than usual. I saw 20 at Holkham in Norfolk on 2nd October and have seen similar numbers twice since in Nottinghamshire.
Mike
I saw a Fieldfare on the golfcourse at Richmond Park last Sunday; I think that was a little early too.
All the best,
Reg