Willey; this afternoon while tidying in the church yard I noticed a near scurrying by the base of the stone wal, too quick to see which species. I have found Great-crested Newt here before - I wonder if this was one too.
Shawell Lagoons; I dropped in here early evening for a quick look. On the shore 20 Lapwings and a Little-ringed Plover were present. These are my first autumn Lapwing flock here, although Stanford reservoir is not far in a direct flight line. A few Black-headed and Lesser-black Backed Gulls were in having a wash, a couple of Grey Herons, a Moorhen, 25 Tufted Duck, c10 Mallard, 5 Canada Geese and 5 Mute Swans. A Reed Warbler was spotted in the small Reed bed, a Chiffchaff and Song Thrush sang in their territories.
A Fox was wandering along the rear of the shore, as usual the Lapwing just kept a watching eye on it, but it disappeared in to the thicket.
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