24th Dec 2015

I was out for a late afternoon visit today. I met Mark in the car park and we walked and talked and had a catch up.

There were four Goosanders today (1 drake) and a few gulls gathering but not much else. We went through to the back of the wood to listen for Willow Tits, but they were not apparent. A Kingfisher did shoot across the river and a Roe Deer skulked around the far bank, but it was also quite quiet here.

I continued up the Upper Cherwell Valley to see what was around, surprised by how light it was. A couple of Snipe flew around and a Pheasant flushed from by the river, but there were none of the owls or woodcock I was really hoping for. The moon was putting on a fantastic show though.

Happy Christmas everyone, I hope it's a good one!