A small influx of thrushes to the garden and local fields this week with 10 Blackbirds devouring the berries off a bush in the back garden, and the Wasteground on Hoe Lane hosting a Redwing, Mistle Thrush and several Song Thrushes. Rest of Hoe Lane is fairly quiet.
Also in the garden was a decent flock of 20 Woodpigeons all beneath a single Oak picking off acorns with 2 Jays, a TreeCreeper just over the fence, and a small group of Skylarks overhead. Also occasional Redwings heard overhead in the late evenings.
Ran the moth trap overnight on the 24th in slightly cooler conditions to previous evenings but still managed two moths.. a Black Rustic, and a "November Moth". This one looked like a Pale November Moth according to my field guide, but positive identification is only possible by scrutinising them under a microscope.
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