Just a quick post till i can muster some enthusiasm. Same old Same old, at Cortonwood. But 3 species have been added to my November list, over the last 2 days ; Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lapwing & Meadow Pipit. Taking this months total to 59.

Sunny, W f1 A cloudless blue sky made for a very pleasant visit to cortonwood, which was further enhanced by a smart drk Shoveler, that dropped in on the lake. This species first made it`s appearance on the patch, last year, when during the winter...

Cloudy & Rain ( am), Sunny Spells ( pm), NW f3>5 I squelched my way round Cortonwood, in a biting NW`ly and for what : a Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pochard & 5 Goosander. But then on the home run along the Trans Pennine Trail, i got onto a mixed tit...

( Overnight Rain), Cloudy, S>SE f1>2 2 species were added to the December list, from the garden, this morning : 1 Wren ( singing) & 1 Stock Dove. The best of the rest were, singles of : Cormorant SW, Goosander SW & a Grey Wagtail on the house...

Cold/Frosty, Sunny ( hazy at times), S f1>2 Started the new month off with 11 species from the garden, but none of em are worthy of a mention. Then it was on to Cortonwood, where i added another 26 species, which included 2 that i didn`t manage to see...