September part 3

8th Squirrel in garden.
At the river the kingfisher zips past us at 7:30.
12th Various tits , sparrows, magpies and collared doves visiting garden. A mouse scampers around.
24th Lightening lights up the sky.
25th Another walk along the river bank ( I'm obsessed with that blue bird). Did see a dragonfly, heron and a buzzard overhead. A swan and her cygnets floated along by the park.

Mute Swan ( cygnus olor) Identified by the orange bill. Legend says Richard th Lion Heart brought the swans back from the crusades. Unmarked swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen. Both sexes are alike. They feed on water vegetation and lay 5-7 eggs.
26th Conkers are falling from the trees and it is cold autumn is around the corner.
27th 2 squirrels fighting in garden. 2 wrens flitting back and forth by the river and a grey wagtail stands on a rock in te middle of the river.
30th September ends with a day of sun after a day of rain.