I've had a birdy start to the year kicking off my 2021 list. On New Year's Day, I did a three-and-a-half hour walk within Brussels, starting at my Brussels patch. Here, this Great Spotted Woodpecker had discovered the bird feeders and flew towards me as I was trying to photograph it, making for this nice action shot. I also saw two Kingfishers and our long-staying Ferruginous Duck, before crossing the forest towards Boitsfort. The forest was very busy but I heard a Black Woodpecker calling and then saw it in flight - a great bird to start the year. The Etang de Boitsfort had two Water Rails feeding out in the open, and some Hawfinches in the nearby park took the day's and year's total to 53 species.
