Staggered

Triple Stags

Small Scrap
Red Deer Stag
Fallow

Fallow

Kestrel

Peacock

Record shot of a Wren

Oak Apple Galls

The weather forecast was for a very bright morning and a cloudier afternoon. You won't be surprised to learn that the morning was cloudy, but we did have a couple of bright spells in the afternoon. The dull morning probably affected the quality of birdsong, though we did have brief views of a Nuthatch and a Treecreeper. We saw Long-tailed Tits & a Great Spotted Woodpecker (pm), but there weren't that many small passerines. The morning group saw a Jay, whilst the afternoon session had good views of a handsome male Kestrel. The feeding station was full of common birds in the morning after the Squirrels had been frightened off, [even a Goldcrest turned up in the trees around it] but it was virtually deserted in the afternoon. The deer weren't fed until both groups had finished, but they did mistake us for their bringers of food, so both sessions got good views of them. The 'white hart' was easier to see in the afternoon. Hopefully, a sunnier day in the next few weeks will bring out the alleged Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & the Little Owl!