Woodcock - first of the autumn

29/10/2029 07:55 to 10:00

I managed to pick up a Woodcock with the thermal camera this morning. It was easy to see with the thermal camera but it took me 15 minutes to locate it with binoculars it was so well camouflaged.

On the photo we're looking at its back with its striped head at the top and tail at the bottom. Not much chance of seeing that without a thermal camera!

Woodcock

This is a more distant image through the thermal camera, not much detail but the red hotspot of the bird is easy to see.

Woodcock thermal image

Nothing new on the lagoon but a decent flock of Starlings leaving the roost, around 2000 birds so it may be worth checking for an evening murmuration.

Lapwing up to 108 which is good to see.

As I was leaving I met a Working Party, which I presumed was from the Bakewell Bird Study Group, they were repairing the hide which was good to see. I'd cleared fallen trees which were blocking access to the hide after storm Boelo on Monday and had just been thinking I should replace the rotting wood at the hide entrance so they've saved me a job - well done!