Patch Defined and a fantastic flock

A stunning morning so after getting home from work there was only one option. I have defined the patch from which I will monitor. There are 3 walks .Walk one is the longest one with plenty of fine habitat , open farmland, rough ground, game crop and some rather good looking damp woodland.
Walk two is the shortest walk ,it has the highest elevation with good views over Kemble and surrounding countryside. It looks good when visible migration is the order of the day . Walk three is again open countryside with all the above same habitats but at a lower elevation. I hope to put some pictures on soon so you can all get the idea of what I am going on about !
 So today I opted for walk two. There was a real feel of spring ,with plenty of bird song. Great Tit, Dunnock ,Skylark and Robin being the most prevalent.
The most interesting thing was the large mixed flock of 75 +Chaffinch , 60 +Linnet and 40 +Yellowhammer feeding on game crop , a great sight and sadly a bit more rarer than it should be. I ended up counting over 100 Linnets  overall .
On the winter Thrush front, there were good counts of 320 plus Fieldfare and 100 plus Redwing, they looked very dapper in the sunshine and it will not be long before they move north to their summer home .In contrast there appeared just normal numbers of Blackbirds today.
As I neared  the wooded area on this walk, 4 fine Roe Deer were grazing on the woodland edge. There was a very showy Nutatch and a drumming Greater Spotted Woodpecker. I could hear a Bullfinch gently pewing away ,but I could not get a bead on it. As I entered the more open country a Green Woodpecker flew over calling loudly.
Over the fields a solitary Meadow Pipit passed over and there were around 15 Skylark on and over the fields. They appeared to be in pairs so I am presuming these are the local birds and the big flocks I am seeing are winterers .
I managed to get a fleeting glimpse of 3 Grey Partridge as they shot away from me . I could hear another calling from some long vegetation ,but I could not see it. 2 Red Legged Partridge  completed the Partridge family
The final birds of note were 4 Stock Dove. One last thing ,its pleasing to report that the locale has a healthy House Sparrow population , little flocks are around every cottage, just great to see.
 I will keep you updated.