A Beautiful Autumn Day

Thursday, September 29th 2011

It may not feel like Autumn just yet but the leaves are starting to turn and plenty of visitors were out and about enjoying the splendid seasonal colours.

Up on the wetland, the sheep are doing their work, grazing on the bunds of the ponds. Water voles have been seen here too this week.

Other sightings include plenty of butterflies, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and even a Brimstone. A Weasel was seen scooting across the access road and Buzzards have been heard calling over the moorland.

PS. Rumour has it that JB has hit his magical target and ringed over 2000 Mipits in the crater on the Training Area - 2004 is the number I have heard mentioned - and the overall total is 2111 which includes over 40 Goldfinches, Linnets, Reed Buntings and several other bits and bobs!  A pretty good effort by any standards and roughly half the entire Mipit number ringed in the UK in a year!  We should buy him a bottle of Elderflower Cordial to celebrate!  Well done John and all who have helped him.

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