Hopefully my final episode of Boiler Man was this morning as the missing part arrived, whilst waiting for work to be finished there were flocks of the things flying over the house - several groups (up to 1000 in total) of between 50 and 100 birds in little more than 30 minutes , with this seemingly annual event, just as leaf drop is in full throttle, a mass movement of birds must include continental ones. Even though the spread of the movement of Woodpigeons is over the whole of southern England, with Sussex being a more wooded county I am presuming Woodpigeons are more prone to gather here ?
The rest of the day has been very bitty, with very gloopy weather until finally mid-afternoon the slightly misty stuff turned into proper wet stuff.
I collected the remaining apples from my trees, although the condition of these is largely in the bird feed category, just just need to work out where to put them without them turning into strudel for the rodents.
I went over to Midhurst late morning and on the way dropped into Heyshott and Ambersham Commons. Even though very grey and generally quiet I saw Stonechat (1), fly-past Crossbill (5), Redpoll (3), Siskin (2), Grey Wagtail, and in the trees Treecreeper, Goldcrest (6), Green Woodpecker.
In the afternoon had a wander from the garden as far as the trout farm. Meadow Pipits (6) were in the field behind the house with Pied Wagtails (2), a female Tufted Duck was on the pond with the Mallards. Long-tailed Tits (10) were in the trees surrounding the garden with Goldcrests (4).
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| Apples !!!! |
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| Ambersham Common |
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| Tufted Duck - Trout Farm (with local Mallard ??!!) |
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