Monday 17 December 2018

After finding the Chiffchaff at he end of November it is great to find it was still around on Sunday the 16th  December.
Redpoll numbers remain low but there was a flock of 10 on the 8th of the month.
one of the Lesser Redpolls
Mandarins have been scarce but there was a high of fourteen on the 7th. Water Rails have been regular around the feeders but the lake hasn't held much but this evening three Gadwall(107) were present,a welcome addition to the year list.
On Saturday 15th a Woodcock landed twenty yards in front of me before heading off into the woods.
The local Buzzards have taken to sitting on the fence in Furnace Lane and dropping onto the ground to feed on earthworms.
Buzzard in Furnace Lane
Heron in the field oppositethe pumping station

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