Where There's Muck There's Brass

 If truth be known had we not a Sewerage Works as part of out Recording Area there would have been little, or no activity to form a Post today - Saved by the Bell! But we get a little ahead of ourself with Moth Traps to visit firstly and despite our first 'minus' digit temperature even though just singular there was a second

CHESTNUT

along with a considered migrant and rather dark form of

SILVER Y

The dense hedgerows around the Works (looking west) form perfect Winter sanctuary for small Birds such as our first find of the day,

a small group of

CHIFFCHAFF
which usualy reside here throughout the season reliant on the emerging Insects produced due to the  warmer (man-made) conditions. Just a single

HERRING GULL
on the day which is not at all usual while the

COLLARED DOVE

is a year round resident as are most, if not all of the folowing.

(looking east)

WREN

DUNNOCK
or in 'old fasioned'
Hedge Sparrow although not a Sparrow at all!

STOCK DOVE

The diminutive GOLDCREST which is

our smallest Bird along with the Firecrest which have not shown themselves yet, while

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
are only occasional

while finally for the day was a rather handsom

GREY WAGTAIL