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Autumn continues... This morning was overcast, no breeze and cool but not cold. It was a pleasure to show another Carmarthenshire birder a "lifer" in the form of a Yellow-browed Warbler, not the one I ringed yesterday but another unringed individual. Blondie, is back in the field with the bullocks, thanks to the quick thinking of two of our regular visitors, (you know who you are THANKS). A few photographs of autumn fruits enough to give a warm glow...... Hawthorn Woody Nightshade or (Bittersweet) Dog Rose Hips Travellers Joy, (Old-mans Beard) Mmm awaiting a name

An East wind brings a chill and a thrill.... The weather has taken a real turn to autumn, with cooler days and nights and a steady East or North East breeze. The reserve is settling down into the quiet time but there is still plenty to see, especially the wide range of Waxcap fungi, and the various trees now laden with berries. Dune Waxcap This morning I was surprise to see a "blonde" standing near one of the field fences, especially as yesterday there were only "raven" and "grey" coloured cattle on site! Wrong side of the fence, and no intention of getting on the right side Blondie was also on the WRONG side of the fence, it turns out that two weeks ago she escaped while being loaded onto the lorry to be TB tested, well despite the best efforts of the grazier, his wife and myself blondie is still on the wrong side of the fence, only now she has the company of a young quiet bullock who will hopefully calm her down enough to be coaxed bac