7th January 2021

 

A quick trip across to the Observatory yesterday to check everything was ok after the recent spell of freezing weather and to carry out some necessary maintenance to the heligoland traps which have suffered the ravages of the weather. 

A Lapland Bunting was found on Middle Eye early morning but couldn’t be refound later. A colour ringed Grey Plover was seen in the gutter and turns out to be the same bird photographed in virtually the same spot last autumn.

A quick look at the north end produced a female eider before work commenced on the Newton heligoland trap. The west side wire had suffered badly and was replaced.

  Whilst working on the trap a large common frog appeared and was moved to a safer location. 

 The female Kestrel was still present and spent the day hunting voles in the paddocks.