A volunteer warden has told us about a pair of wrens seen foraging for food on a clump of grass floating along the canal.

Also, elsewhere, a kingfisher  flying along the brook and then across to the canal.

There's a goosander (female) on the river ...

and a kestrel  over  the bridge area.

Small groups of redwing and fieldfare  have been seen.

Long-tailed tit  groups have been heard along the bridleway.

Look out for a jay along the meadow trail, a peregrine and a pair of stonechats.

It's starling  flocking time - last year we had groups of 100s, 200s - so anything is possible at dusk (3-4pm onwards).

Last year, we had occasional views of short-eared owl and hen harrier - so keep those eyes peeled while looking from the Fishers Mill canal viewpoint or walking along the meadow trail.

Be safe, though.