Water Pipits very active on the grazing marsh plus Peregrine hunting over main lake

Water Pipit, Bittern, Water Rail and Peregrine spotted this morning

1 Bittern - main lake N shore (Observatory)

2 Water Pipit - marsh

2 Stonechat - scrape

1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake

2 Chiffchaff - wildside (singing), sheltered lagoon

3 Water Rail - reedbed, marsh

November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Knot, Bittern, Goldeneye, Pintail, Water Rail, Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Siskin, Skylark, Water Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, Bearded Tit (photo below), Chiffchaff.

Bearded Tit (photo by Robert Fleming)


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, Fragrant Funnel, Alder Woodwart, Blistered Cup (3rd photo below), Common Bird's Nest, Stubble Rosegill, Yellowing Knight.

Crested Coral - R.Bullock

Hairy Oysterling - R.Bullock

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