Luddendenfoot

A brief amble down by the Heronry produced a total of zero Herons this afternoon. I had one fly over Moderna, so decided to see if they were using the Heronry post breeding season. I had two staying on after breeding earlier in the year (August I think), but today......zilch. They may have of course, been away feeding, but a big fat zero suggests that they may not be using the area as a post breeding roost site at all. Could do with further investigation to confirm one way or the other.

A large tit flock was moving along the canal nearby, mainly Long-tailed, but with Coal Tit, and Great Tits amongst them and a large party of Blue Tits travelling in parallel on the other side of the field. 2 Nuthatches were also in amongst them, but I could not tell if this was coincidence, or if they were actually travelling with the flock. 3 Jays were also nearby, plus the usual Jackdaws, Rooks, Wood pigeons, Collared Doves and Robins