Smew and Long-tailed Duck at The Mere

Both long staying ducks were seen today, with the red-head Smew over by the north side and the Long-tailed Duck in its usual location off the jetties on the south side of Kirkholme Point.

                                                                Smew

                                                       Long-tailed Duck

LTD photo from Nov 20

The lack of leaves on the trees makes spotting Great Spotted Woodpeckers much easier 😀

A fox was mooching around in the field behind our house, being followed by a magpie for some reason. The fox stopped for a while to catch and eat something so perhaps the magpie was looking for some left-overs.