A walk in the woods

After a week of neglect I spent 2 hours walking in the woods this morning, and I remembered to take a camera with me.

At the entrance to the woods - a warning to future trespassers

Lots of Roe Deer this morning, none wanting to pose for a photo.

He can't see me

Run away! Run away!

The Clay Pits were excellent as usual, with a single drake Mallard and 9 Crossbills (in the trees, not the water). The water level is up, following all the rain recently, and this has got the toads all excited with loads of activity and spawn in the shallow pool.

A pair of Crossbills in a suitable tree

The woods didn’t produce the hoped for Treecreeper or Willow Tit so I decided to head back via the Church to take in some farmland.

Proving that there is life on The Pond

During my usual pointless scan of the ‘reeds’ in the wet field I was quite surprised to find a spanking male Reed Bunting! A proper patch tick – 86 for the patch and 67 for the year.

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