Bird wise a couple of Grey Wagtails buzzed about before a Red Kite drifted over giving nice scope views whereas the very rapid, compact and ground-hugging Merlin almost got relegated to Mistle Thrush until all the m'ipits and wagtails scattered out the way; it rapidly disappeared beyond Lapwing Hide.
Two Ravens and Kingfisher from Ivy South, and thanks to Tracy for a brief look at the minimal moth trap specimens, potted for a class, which did at least include a very smart Merveille du Jour.
Both Bob and I felt there should be a Yellow-brow in there somewhere, so it was pretty galling to get home and find someone had seen and photographed one - I think it'll be another YBW-less autumn for me.
On the bright side going home via Portsdown produced Red Kite, two Buzzard and a hovering Kestrel before the bird-of-the-moment, a Richard's Pipit, put in two flyby, flyover and very nearly fly away(!!) performances. As is the case with these birds it powered away until almost invisible before returrning to where it started and which point the assembled masses, all six of us(!) departed.
Despite using lens wide open and 5000asa the Blashford woodland hide and its 'blackened' windows made this Bank Vole virtually impossible to capture.
