Friday 31 December 2010

A 10k run this morning along my usual 10k route. The path along Quy Water and through the woods at Anglesey Abbey was very muddy. Weather was cool but dry, although slightly misty. A slow time of 58'24". Lode Mill was working today.

5 Moorhens and 2 Little Egrets along Bottisham Lode, also a male Kestrel. A Great Spotted Woodpecker flew into the Poplar trees at the Lodestar fields. Again plenty of Blackbirds and Fieldfares around. Just before the railway track there were several Chaffinches and a Goldfinch. In Station Road, Quy there was a flock of about 8 House Sparrows.

Thursday 30 December 2010

An afternoon run with Joanna. Now the snow has all gone we avoided the tracks and fields which would be muddy and ran an all path/road route round Bottisham and Quy. It was raining as we left, but this soon stopped.

A Weasel ran across the path along the Newmarket Road.

Sunday 26 December 2010

A Boxing Day visit to Brandon Country Park. Still snow on the ground but warmer than it has been lately. I ran the Blue Cycle Route plus the extra 2 miles at Mayday Farm.

Not a lot of wildlife to see, but I managed to see a couple of Jays and a Roe Deer.

Friday 24 December 2010

Having finished work early today for Christmas, I had an afternoon 10 mile run to Oily Hall. The ground was still frozen and covered in snow, so the conditions were good for running. Time was 1 hour 27'06".

Along Bottisham Lode there were a few Moorhens and a Little Egret ( a first on my runs), just before the bridge a Kingfisher flew down the stream. At Oily Hall a Buzzard flew over and 3 Roe Deer were seen in an adjacent field. A Kestrel was hunting over Oily Hall and I followed him along the road for a while, where he made a couple of attempts to catch voles.

Another Buzzard was seen over the Lodestar field. A flock of about 12 Partridges flew across the field here. There were many winter thrushes about, with many Blackbirds, several Fieldfares and at least 1 Redwing.

Thursday 16 December 2010

Same route again today in a time of 49'30". It was darker this morning. The weather was not too cold, but there was a head wind along the old railway track and the bridleway. The railway track is quite muddy at the moment as it has been churned up by tractors.

An Owl flew across Albert Road. Several Blackbirds seen or heard. 3 Moorhens at the pond.

Tuesday 14 December

Bottisham and Lode Mill this morning. Left home just before 7 and still dark, but was quite a bit lighter by the time I got to the mill. Weather was mild, but a little misty. After a mild rainy night there was no frost this morning. Time was 50'25".

A singing Robin was heard in the darkness in Bottisham. Blackbirds and Fieldfares seen along the railway track. In Station Road there was a flock of over 100 Jackdaws and there were 5 Moorhens at the pond. A Kestrel flew onto a house roof just before Stow Road.

Saturday 11 December 2010

Brandon Country Park. We ran the 10k Blue Cycle Route, plus I also added on a 2 mile loop at Mayday Farm. The weather was cool (around 6 degrees) and bright. There was very little cloud cover.

3 Jays were seen and a Roe Deer along at Mayday farm. At the small pond at Mayday farm there were 2 Yellowhammers sitting in atree and Sparrowhawk flew away as I approached. On the feeders at the visitor centre there were Blue Tits, Coal Tits and Chaffinches.

Wednesday 8 December 2010

9k Bottisham and Lode Mill run again today. Weather was cold, frosty and misty and didn't really get very light at all. Time was 50'19".

Due to darkness and mist not much seen. However there was a Hare along the railway track and a few blackbirds. 2 Moorhens seen at the pond.

Sunday 5 December 2010

A 5.5 mile run to Bottisham and Lode. The weather had warmed up over the weekend and all the snow and ice had gone.

2 Roe Deer seen in the field along the railway track at Anglesey Abbey.