Good morning all ,

What a wet horrible day it is here at Lowes, only good for the ducks I think.    We were a bit an nervous about moving the feeding tray  yesterday just in case the pine marten did not take to it.   It was not until after midnight (unless any one else spotted it before) that it managed to find the new feeder and munch away for about five minutes.  

The deer were around but I did notice they were a bit wary at first. They soon overcame their fear and used the lower feeder tray.

We know some of you aren’t liking the new set-up to much, but we’ve done this to give the tree a break from all the traffic and hopefully allow some foliage to re-grow around that area. We’ll see if we can sort the night vision cam so there isn’t as much glare. We’re still able to move the other camera onto sights of interest, so the squirrels will still be seen 🙂

Peter & Fiona

Today’s species count:
Gt-crested grebe x6
Cormorant x2
Mute swan x7
Canada goose x70
Goldeneye x3
Mallard x37
Tufted duck x61
Wigeon x2
Coot x1
Common gull x1
Lesser black-backed gull x1
Guillemot x1
Sparrowhawk x1
Pheasant x6
Wood pigeon x1
Gt spotted woodpecker x4
Dunnock x1
Robin x1
Blue tit x4
Great tit x3
Coal tit x2
Carrion crow x3
Jay x1
Chaffinch x14
Greenfinch x6
Siskin x2
Red squirrel x3
Seen night of 21/9 – 22/9
Fallow deer x6
Pine marten x1
Hedgehog
Tawny owl heard