Autumnal birding at its best
Bittern, 2 Water Pipit, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Jack Snipe and 3 Pintail just some of the highlights this morning in the Autumn sunshine.
1 Marsh Harrier (female) - flew over main lake at 12:00
2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon
2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
3 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon
2 Bittern - main lake North shore
3 Water Pipit - mobile between the wader scrape, grazing marsh
3 Stonechat - grazing marsh, wader scrape
2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge
3 Snipe - grazing marsh
2 Siskin - wildside
November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Knot, Bittern, Water Rail, Little Egret, Stonechat, Siskin, Skylark, Lesser Redpoll, Bearded Tit, Chiffchaff.
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.
