Yesterday at Blashford, and between showers and rainbows, this Hornet was looking for a place to hunker down for the winter. Most notable feature today was the number of Pochard on Ivy Lake (85+) with another 35+ on Ibsley. Two Kingfishers zipped past and five Little Egrets chased each other around the various feeding points and tree roosts with one above settling on one of the Kingfisher perches; Cettis and Water Rail called and a Cattle Egret went northwards.

Over both lakes a low total of ten Goosanders and eight Goldeneye, two each of Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk whilst a single adult Yellow-legged Gull was in the roost early. No sight/sound of Water Pipit/s nor the earlier Marsh Harrier.

Today a quick outing produced a very low and gloriously lit Red Kite whilst driving up the Causeway and later, it or another was west of the town; single Tree Creeper in a tit flock and  Red Admiral flying over the lake.

A quick look off Broadmarsh in choppy conditions ensured that yesterday's better grebes and GNDs were not obviouss, just the two common grebes and a few mergansers and Goldeneyes.