Dull November brings the blast…
Wildlife
Mixed flocks of finches, such as chaffinches, greenfinches and goldfinches, scour the countryside for food – you may see a blackcap or chiffchaff, too. Starlings start their roosting while lakes and estuaries are home to Arctic species of wader and wildfowl, such as teal and wigeon, as well as whooper and Bewick’s swans. Bonfires attract hedgehogs looking for a place to hibernate while bats go into a state or torpor and badgers bed down for the winter. Atlantic salmon return to their spawning grounds to breed and grey seals give birth to their pups.
