Nothing stirred early morning on the way into work, but on the way home a flock of 7 LINNETS flew up in front of me at ''Migrant Alley''. These may well be the last I see this year, as they normally depart in late Autumn, with only an occasional sighting in winter ( 2 winters out of 6) A single SISKIN called loudly as it flew over, and a little way on a weasel scampered just a few feet ahead of me, before darting into cover. Once home I decided to try and get some pics of the garden birds, through my scope............what a disaster! they all came out blurred! I took off the scope and reverted to the camera alone. I took some shots of the habitat surrounding the garden, as well as the garden itself, which is very small. Tommorow will be the first full walk of my patch for the month, and as such, I will be counting all birds seen and heard, not just the species.

My Garden

View Of Habitat to The Front

View Of Habitat To The Rear

Felled Trees At One Of The Lakes

A short afternoon walk today, around the ''not so'' waterlogged woods and the lake area, produced 22 species - a start of sorts for the November list. Most of the usual common species were seen, and were duly entered onto the bird atlas web page. It was disappointing though, to see more trees being felled around the lake area, and thus causing more disturbance. The chance of seeing any passing wildfowl this winter are looking slim. I might have to change my route!

A View Of One Of The Lakes