Little Cock Sparrow - Nursry Rhyme

As previously reported the Dawn Chorus remains more or less nonexistant, save for the perpetual 'chirruping' of the local squadron of

HOUSE SPARROWs

along with a mighty lucky rendition

from a fly-over but unseen

CURLEW
followed at the break of day

across a clear blue sky a

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BELL ROTOCRAFT HELICOPTER
During those observations we also recovered c8

DECEMBER MOTHs

from the traps

but with one escapee not making the photo-call, while one of the local

GREY SQUIRRELs
was only to happy to become a 'stand in'.
Further afield, at the northern ponds, Wildfowl numbers continue to fluctuate with

GADWALL
numbers again reduced to c5 while occassionally being joined by a lone, but most striking male

TEAL

prepared to pose before conducting early morning ablutions,

before being joined by something of an infrequent visitor to these parts a male

TUFTED DUCK
Down south there seemed to have been something of an influx of

FINCHES

predominently

LINNETs
which were surely in the lower reaches of treble figures?

While finaly a new addition being installed outside of the Manor

Stag at Bay

Sir Edwin Landseer