Expanding the realm

In the absence of any fascinating badger updates, and in spite of this being called the Bearwood Badger Blog, more general wildlife observations will be added to provide some semblance of fresh content. To kick this momentous development off will be the inclusion of an annual bird listing inspired by Mr Foster on his blog. Friday 5th saw a visit to Blashford Lakes and a bountiful selection of sightings and to add to it all I learnt that the collective noun for a group of herons is a 'siege', according to their blog. I failed to see the Bittern but had some great Redpoll and Nuthatch views.

This was all prefaced by the overpowering aroma of fox urine on our front step on Friday morning. The foxes used to be abundant in our area, to the point that I caught a pair copulating on the front lawn one morning, but since the rise of the badgers, the foxes have been less conspicuous.