A wonder round Thacka, Penrith, Cumbria.

 A good portion of the Thacka area is bordered to the East by the main London to Glasgow railway and to the West by the ever noisy M6 motorway. This group of stunted trees stands about 30 feet from the railway track. And some are Elderberry, which at the moment are laden with fruit and attracting quite a variety of birds. The two just visible above are Gold Finches.

A slightly closer view of one of the Goldfinches

A Green finch.

Also flitting about but not behaving for the camera was House Sparrows, Reed Bunting, and Blue and Great Tits. Which considering its close proximity to the railway is quite amazing.

At first this bird was silhouetted by the sun and for a short moment I thought it was a woodpecker, but-------

It turned out to be a juvenile Starling.

Morning dear just llllllooooovvvve the earrings

And there is always a few Corvids to be found in the grazing fields.