2 Goldeneye on the main lake

5 November 2019

2 Goldeneye feeding towards the centre of the main lake this morning, with Water Pipit flying between the wader scrape and the grazing marsh.

2 Goldeneye - main lake, reservoir lagoon

1 Bittern - main lake N shore

1 Peregrine - hunting around the entrance area

6 Fieldfare - entrance area then flew West

11 Redwing - over SW

1 Water Pipit - wader scrape, grazing marsh

3 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake

1 Pintail - main lake

October bird highlights: Teal(200+), Pintail, Pochard(52), Jack Snipe, Knot (November), Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Redshank, Bittern, Great White Egret, Water Rail, Hobby, Hen Harrier, Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Stonechat, Garden Warbler, Siskin, Skylark, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll.

Dragonflies: (November) Migrant Hawker

Fungi: (November) Hairy Oysterling (2nd photo below), Hawthorn Twiglet, Pink Domecap, Yellow Stainer, Dewdrop Bonnet, Fatal Dapperling, Bay Polypore, Common Puffball, Tuberous Polypore, Slender Club, Weeping Bolete, Crested Coral (1st photo below), Blushing Wood Mushroom (3rd photo below), Fragrant Funnel.

Crested Coral - R.Bullock