October 2023

In the bird count on the 19th there were still 19 Great-crested Grebes enjoying the fish fingerlings in the lake and these had been joined by 13 Cormorants and 6 Grey Herons. So there seemed to be plenty of fish to feed upon. The unprecedentally high count of herons suggests that there is an established heronry on the island. There were 50 Feral Pigeons on the grass seed on the repairs to the Great Field. The 10 Pied Wagtails there, however, reflected the usual autumn influx.