Would Storm Callum have any affect on this months WeBS? The only way to find out was to do the count and see.
The short answer was No. Mallard numbers remained high at 114, plus the 4 Gemima's, slightly down on last months record count of 126. No Teal as yet, will it return for another winter? Little Grebe numbers are starting to build with 14. The Coots looked to have moved on.
There was a big surprise on the return leg as a juvenile Great Crested Grebe appeared - I'm not aware of any previous recorded of this species at this site. So maybe Callum did drop me a present.
Plenty of fungi on show. The pick was three blue mushrooms - they look to be Peppery Roundheads Stropharia pseudocyanea, but need to look more closely under the microscope.
in situ - not really looking that blue in the photo - looked better in real life.
at home - looking a bit more bluer
The short answer was No. Mallard numbers remained high at 114, plus the 4 Gemima's, slightly down on last months record count of 126. No Teal as yet, will it return for another winter? Little Grebe numbers are starting to build with 14. The Coots looked to have moved on.
There was a big surprise on the return leg as a juvenile Great Crested Grebe appeared - I'm not aware of any previous recorded of this species at this site. So maybe Callum did drop me a present.
Plenty of fungi on show. The pick was three blue mushrooms - they look to be Peppery Roundheads Stropharia pseudocyanea, but need to look more closely under the microscope.
Well done with the Grebe and there in my valley too and I have only seen three,
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