walkabouts

Dec 29th 2018

Well it's my last post of 2019.

Saturday morning I spotted a stonechat down by Stanklyn Lane, sadly no photo, but was pleased to spot it.

Met up with Jason on the afternoon and we had some good sightings, a flock of 20 Siskins by the Dead Man's Pool, a Brambling in the old carrot field, a flock of around 120 Chaffinch and Green finch and a flock of around 200 linnets.

Lots of Badger signs.

Also a green woodpecker in Stanklyn Lane, first I'd seen since early summer.

Captain's Pool very quiet as it usually is at weekends, never much on there when it is being fished.

Dec 30th

An early walkabout resulted in not much at all, scoured the Dead Man's allotment to try and spot the stonechat but the light was so poor, did watch the Kestrel hunting over it though, such an agile and speedy bird.

Dec 31st had no chance to get out today but back to normal tomorrow.

Happy New Year to all who are reading this.