29 December 2021

 It has been mild but wet over the last week or so.  With the front nine of the Blue course closed I took the chance to have a walk around.  I heard and briefly saw a Raven in the wood behind the 6th and saw a couple of Kingfishers - one flying across from the 1st on the Red course and this one looking like a jewel in between the reeds on the 6th.

Kingfisher [6th Blue]

23 December 2021

 

Fairly wintery over the last few days.  I had a walk early morning and a couple of rounds in the late afternoon this week.   Flocks of seed-eating birds are becoming more common with Siskins and Redpolls both about.

About the only flowers remaining in 2021 belong to the Gorse, which is one of the few plants to flower all year round.

Common Gorse Ulex europaeus [18th Blue]

I came across a couple of bats flying around the 3rd tee on the Red this afternoon. The light and my photography skills prevented me getting any better photos, but from the size I would guess that this is a Common Pipestrelle.

Common Pipestrelle [3rd Red]

11 December 2021

 

Nothing much of note for the past couple of weeks.  There is still a bit of colour around if you look hard enough, such as this Greater Periwinkle on the Doghouse range.

Greater Periwinkle Vinca major [Doghouse range]

The very pale Buzzard is also still around on the Green course - this is the first time that I have seen it for a couple of months.

Common Buzzard [9th Green]