Felt like summer whilst gardening earlier today — but it’s definitely autumn. We still have some swallows around about but no youngsters in nests now. The first geese arrived about 10 days ago and I could hear them calling overhead this morning. And the rowan berries are ripe:
Heard geese overhead in the garden this afternoon, whilst looking to see whether our last sun flower will flower or not this year. One other has only opened in the last few days, the latest I’ve known them.
Three Fieldfares arrived here on the edge of Sennybridge training area at the beginning of the week. The Rowan berries went a good month ago when the flock (12-20 depending on the year) of Mistle thrushes made teir annual visit. A short morning's work.
Don't know what was down there to attract them but 14 jackdaws just arrived across the road from my back gate. There was a solitary magpie but it had gone by the time I got my phone!