Date: 7th October 2024
Time: from 9:20 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 12°C to 14°C
Following my visit to my other local patch site around St. Nicholas Church on 4th October 2024, it was another lovely sunny autumn morning.
It was a bit slow going in terms of wildlife but there were a few highlights from my visit.
There were still at least 3 Moorhens on Willow Pond and, whilst there, I saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker fly into the trees adjacent to the path. I then quickly heard a briefly calling but unseen Green Woodpecker from the other side of the path.
Compared with my St. Nicholas Church local patch site where I see or hear Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Green Woodpeckers regularly, I rarely record them at Noak Bridge Nature Reserve so this morning’s woodpecker experience was a little surprising.
Grey Squirrels are always very evident at this time of year as they forage for acorns and I saw a single animal in the wooded area between Puckles Pond and the East Meadow, 2 between Prewers Pond and the Spanish Steps and another close to the western pedestrian gate.
Autumn is also a good time for fungi. I am no expert but the Seek app on my phone identified, hopefully correctly, Shaggy Mane and Pleated Inkcap plus another unidentified species, all in the Thorny Wood meadow.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Blue Tit
Grey Squirrel
Here are some photos from my visit ….
Photo: Grey Squirrel
Photo: Grey Squirrel
Photo: Shaggy Mane
Photo: Pleated Inkcap
Photo: unidentified fungi species
Photo: unidentified fungi species
Site totals for 2024 to date (2023 totals in brackets):
Birds = 36 (36)
Total species list for the site:
Birds = 49
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