I set out early, despite bad lighting, and not so great weather generally, to find the Goldfinch which is reportedly in abundance on Tempelhofer Feld. The only birds I found there were two swallows that had somehow gotten themselves trapped inside one of the toilets there. I was so surprised that unfortunately, I forgot to activate the flash.

I then tried my luck on the cemetery between the airfield and the mosque, and found a couple of goldfinches at the top of one of the tallest trees in the cemetery. If that is their preferred habitat, how does that tally with them being seen on the flat airfield?

Equally high up I spotted another pair of birds which I have yet to identify.

By the way, did I ever mention that I love trees?

And finally, a couple of old faithfuls: