The Bagsy Blog: 12/31/16

Saturday, 31 December 2016

More frost, more sub-zero temperatures and

out of the usual routine we took a wander along our beat

of the River Stour to find, not unusually,

CORMORANTs

roosting on the Pylon and Connecting Wires.

There was also a

GREY HERON

occasionally accompamied by a Pied Wagtail and also

doing some streaching excercises.

Additionally, there was a brief appearance of this

GREY SQUIRREL

which soon, like ourselves, scurried off to do other things.

First encounter up the Common, or more precisly outside of the

ECO RECYCLING WORKS,

we noted the arrival of the first c4

FURNACES

for the new Power Production Plant and the Wood Processor.

We say the 'first four', which is true, but for all we know they may also be the last??
An emergencey stop at one of the

Solar Panel Compounds

allowed for a brief encounter with this

SPARROWHAWK

We appologise for poor picture quality as the birdlanded

while we were still in the car, at an uncomfortabley accute angle

and also captured through the windscreen, then this

KESTRAL

in hover, note the small birds mobbing it

and a disgruntled Meadow Pipit voicing its oppinion!

Not a lot more of interest save for the c2

MUTE SWANs

having returned once again to

a 'topped up' Irrigation Pond,

where there were also a small squadron of

MALLARD with a Drake WIGEON

We did have a tentative ID on this unfamiliar

CHOPPER

but we feel it may have been chucked out with the now redundant tinsel?
Note:- we are anticipating a Short Post tomorrow!