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| The new sign leaves no doubt as to where you are! | 
Just a quick midday visit to the Reserve today. Sunny but blustery weather and very wet underfoot. Here is what I recorded:
Birds:
SC209694 A Grey Heron flew up out of the water as I approached the hide.
Song Thrush; Great Tit. 2 x Blackbirds heard calling to each other, one from
each side of the path.
SC209693 female Blackbird
SC208694 Chaffinch; Song Thrush; Robin heard but not seen
Other:
SC208694 2 x Gorse Shieldbugs in gorse bush
SC208694 Hogweed in flower
SC209695 solitary toadstool in grass.
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| the usual photo of the hide to record the weather conditions | 
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| the damp meadow is certainly damp at the moment! | 
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| I helped plant these willows many years ago now- they were just little slips about 2 feet high!  | 
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| solitary toadstool | 
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| distant fuzzy photo of a Song Thrush | 
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| one of two Gorse Shieldbugs | 
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| winter sunshine on the bridge | 
🌲Wishing you all once more a very Happy Christmas🌲







