Sunday 02 December, Gaucin, sunny, light N wind, 11C (but feeling colder in the shade or in the wind!): Dog-walking has its advantages...hard on the heels of yesterday's Siskin I saw my first Brambling of the winter this morning on the concrete section of the Camino de Gibraltar just 50m from the nearest houses; also a possible Redwing but it disappeared into the middle of a large olive tree before I could get my bins on it. This afternoon whilst having a coffee and gazing out of our patio window I saw 11 species in 20min in the Walnut tree in the garden, including three good 'garden ticks': Common Starling, Spotless Starling, Blue Rock Thrush, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Crested Tit, Blackcap, Chiffchaff sp., House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Siskin.