Tuesday 7 November 2017






















Yesterday, a distant Kingfisher  (above) from Suffern Hide (and two others chasing each other upstream). Sadly pretty much nothing else bar one Barnacle Goose, two Curlews, heard Beardies/Water Rail/Cettis/single Chiffchaff.
Patches of sunlit  Ivy had Eristalis pertinax, Episyrphus balteatus and honey bees; still several Red Admirals and Common Darters.

West side closed for a weeks maintenance.

Back home Shovelers up to fourteen and heard Cettis.

Today 20 or so Cormorants and a decent sized tit flock (3 species) plus four Goldcrests one of which came in close in response to pishing.