A cloudy morning
Bodes a fair afternoon."
1st October has opened with rain, rain and more rain. The sparrowhawk landed on the swingy chair in the corner of the garden but no small birds were to be found.
4th Used a bat detector in the garden - saw and heard 2 bats on 45khz. Pipistrells I think.
7th Saw a "charm" of goldfinch by the river and mallards fighting.
We went to Slimbridge at the weekend (cheating a little I know) but we took lots of pictures.
Found from the Artic to Britian. Eats mollusc's and crustacea. Lays 4-6 light green eggs in nests on the ground.
Wigeon (Anas penelope). Only breeding in Scotland. Lays 7-8 creamy buff eggs. Feeds on grass and grain
