A brief Blashford visit was cold and birdless with just half a dozen Goosanders including the first male of the winter, 30+ Pochards, a Sparrowhawk, a single Swallow, a few heard-only Siskins up in the trees and probably 500+ Wood Pigeons on the move south-westwards.
Later, after dropping M&M off, a skinny, town-Fox used up one of its lives dashing in front of the car but turning away just in time.