Another cloudy mild night with light drizzle early morning so took the opportunity to run a moth trap at Draycote Water overnight and managed 11 Winter Moth, 3 Mottled Umber and a December Moth. On the birding front all the usual suspects present with 4 Great-northern Diver, Common Sandpiper, 2 first winter Shag, Red-necked Grebe and male Smew while the supporting birds included Oystercatcher over calling, 27 Goosander mainly on the west side of reservoir, Kingfisher, 4 Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Yellow-legged Gull (old streaky) and Lesser Redpoll. Mid afternoon and conscious that I need to make room for my forth coming Christmas blowout I walked to Ashlawn Cutting – nothing special just a few Fieldfare and Redwing 5 Bullfinch and Great-spotted Woodpecker and tons of dog crap.
Richard
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