Blankety Blank

Spent the morning on the Aylmerton side of Felbrigg Park, thoroughly grilling the woodland here, with three species in mind: Lesser-spotted Woodpecker, Firecrest and Hawfinch, but nothing, zilch, nada! I know they were all slim chances but I thought one of them may have materialized, in particular the woodpecker because this used to be a regular site for them here, but I must say I've not seen one here for yonks. The birding lowlites were Goldcrest, a bunker full of Coal Tits, and a flock of about fifty Siskin with not a Redpoll in sight.