Monday night started very clear and crisp.. This morning I woke up to very heavy cloud and rain, which would hopefully bring a migrant or two down. Headed for the local wasteground field for an hour after work plus a good scan of the fields between North Baddesley and the River Test.
Not a great deal about: several Buzzards in the fields, a few Chiff Chaffs and a Grey Wagtail at Skidmore. The wasteground field on Hoe Lane had a huge flock of at least 200 Goldfinches which seem to have sprung up from nowhere.
Overnight, the moth trap had 2 Blair's Shoulder Knots and a Black Rustic, both new for me. Plus a couple of Large Yellow Underwings and wasps.
The falling acorns are still bringing in plenty of wildlife to the garden.. 7 Jays in the garden was a superb sight, and a fairly showy mouse visited yesterday. See pic. taken by Kathleen. Wood Mouse? Any comments on its ID would be welcomed.
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