Tuesday 15 November 2016

Tuesday 15th November 2016

Very mild, overcast first thing then rest of the day sunny. Nice.
Enjoyed a dawn walk at Fobney, despite being overcast there was still an air of beauty around the reserve.
             Hard work kinda day. Day spent sweeping leaves from the front Acer tree. Three huge sacks of leaves now spread in the wildlife area. Will be on this job for a fair while me thinks.
              Excited to see another moth first in the garden today. Not yet identified. Have reconnected the moth trap tonight hoping to see a few winter moths this year.
The great spotted appeared on the peanut feeder this afternoon, good to see the return of this stunning bird.
Tonight attended a meeting of Friends of Fobney. A few issues to deal with mostly connected with trying to deal with the removal of the willow. Field mice, harvest mice, voles, slow worms and grass snakes recorded recently. Good recordings of bats but sadly a bad year for moths and butterflies. I agreed to continue with the litter clearing.
Pictures 1 - 3 - Fobney.
      "            4 - Moth




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