last days of November at Maple Lodge

Well it was a sharp frost this morning ,on arrival at the reserve I found the lake almost frozen over,so  I walked through the Paddock towards Lynsters Farm where good numbers of Stock Doves obliged.

These were feeding amongst the grazing Greylags,moving on to the hides a few Grey Herons hunted the shallows.

Returning along Long Hedge I noted a splendid Goldfinch feeding on Teazel.

Made my way back to the club house where dunnocks ,blackbirds etc fed under the feeders.