Morning at Cromwell

Autumn Delights

 Blue Tit

 Ditto

 Ditto

 Chaffinch

 Chaffinch

 Bullfinch (F)

 Coal Tit

 Ditto

 Goldfinch (Juv)

 Goldfinch (Adult)

 GT Spotted Woodpecker (Juv)

 Long Tailed Tit

 Ditto

 Close Encounter Of A Bird Kind: GT in the Bird Viewing Station

Ditto

Spice it up!

As we seem to be accumulating more of them, there is a tip to fight back against Squirrels.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-202877

Apparently it doesn't bother birds at all, but as mammals it "burns the hell" out of Squirrels mouths, just like us.
Thought I'd post it here for all to try, It is a genuine tactic!

From the undergrowth

A few from the last couple of days .

GSW

GSW

Dipper looks like a juv on the wier

Long Tailed Tit

Coal Tit

Female Emperor Dragonfly not sure could be a Common Hawker  ?
  gwh

Don't disgard plastic!

Whilst checking forums & sites for latest info, I have happened upon a video clip. This clip shows our disrespect of nature by our stupidity in discarding plastic with no thoughts.
Totally self explanatory but quite harsh, it is meant to hit home, no punches pulled.

Please don't watch if you have a weak disposition, It brings a tear to the eye of the toughest wildlife lover. It's meant to shock & will!

http://www.upworthy.com/people-should-know-about-this-awful-thing-we-do-and-most-of-us-are-simply-unaware?g=3&c=upw1

The rubbish washed up around the chicks is unbelievable, how much more can our planet take before we destroy everything?
The chicks know no better & clearly the area needs cleaning up before breeding starts, another example of Man needing to save wildlife from Man!

Personally I think every human being should see this sort of stuff - Maybe we might change?

An extreme situation, but we must keep in mind not to have rubbish lying around at Cromwell!

So Many, Many, thanks to our fantastic rubbish collector we have visiting us, keeping it as tidy as She can.

Records from the Rough - New Hotel at the Feeders

A bird feeder/bug hotel is now in the bird viewing area.

Well done to those who constructed and placed it there.

Also Chiffchaff still calling near the river.

These fungi were on old Willow canal side














                                   

                                    Underside of above fungi

Tremella mesentrica - yellow brain

This Yellow Brain fungus was also near the canal side.

From the undergrowth

Mixed weather the last few days have not been down as much but got a few pics of the GSW thats seems to be coming in every day now is this years juv thats just about lost his red cap , also the Reed Bunting is a regular now ..... we also so had  strange markings on one bird looked like and markings of a Siskin but the size of a Chafinch  so weve called it a Chafkin.

Goldfinch

LTT

GSW

ditto

ditto

Juv Reed Bunting

gwh

Whats in Cromwell at the Moment ? September 2013

Common Hammock-weaver Linyphia triangularis.

A faded White tailed Bee -Bombus lucorum



Frit Fly Chlorops calceatus

Micro Moth Argresthia sp 

Spiders

Larinoides cornutus
Larinoides scolopterus

Linyphia triangularis.

Araneus quadratus

Araneus diadematus
Metellina segmentata / mengei

Harvestman
Harvestman Paroligolophus agrestis
Limonid Cranefly Rhipidia maculata

                                         Harvestman Paroligolophus agrestis 

Limonid Cranefly Rhipidia maculata

Frit Fly Chlorops calceatus confirmed expert communication )

Moths

Micro Moth Argresthia sp 

Bees

White Tailed Bee Bombus lucorum

Planthopper Conomelus aceps

Conopidae - Thick headed Flies

Conops quadrifasciatus 

Beetles & Ladybirds Coleoptera

7 -Spot Ladybird

Fungi

Russula
Stinkhorn
Sulphur Tufts

Birds

Jay

Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Bullfinch

Work party

Many thanks to everyone for their efforts today, we have cut and removed a lot of grass from various areas and finished off the Wheelchair Access hide/screen and also put in some more things to hang feeders off. With new faces its good to see things happening again. A great  day thank you all. yours Graham

More images HERE

Autumn Delights

Things are beginning to increase down at the Bird Viewing Station. Still no Siskins (at least not for me) But the Gt Spotted Woodpecker (Male) made an appearance.

                                                           Gt Spotted Woodpecker (M)

                                                                Long Tailed Tit

                                                                          Blue Tit

                                                         Gt Spotted Woodpecker (M)

                                                                        Ditto

                                                                         Chaffinch

                                                                     Blue Tit

                                                                   BullFinch (F)

                                                                  Goldfinch

                                                                      Long Tailed Tit                                                              

Juv Robin