Probably not suitable for a Countryfile Calendar - Brown Rat on a dead fish at Fairlands Valley Lakes this morning.

20 years ago today - smoke from the Buncefield Fire highlighted by the setting sun over Astonbury Wood.

November updates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Greylag Goose, Bar-headed Goose, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Goldeneye, Goosander, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Water Rail, Caspian Gull, Peregrine, Raven, Marsh Tit, Blackcap, Black Redstart, Siskin

Grey Heron, "Black" Squirrel, Caspian Gull (X307) and Cormorants at Fairlands Valley Lakes today

Red Deer Stags, Knebworth Park yesterday, well away from the main herd so presumably defeated stags.

October updates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Canada & Greylag Geese, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, Grey Partridge, Little Grebe, Snipe, Black-Headed, Caspian & Yellow-Legged Gulls, Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Raven, Marsh Tit, Brambling, Redpoll, Crossbill

September updates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Teal, Little Grebe, Bar-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Caspian Gull, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Raven, Marsh Tit, Sand Martin, Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat, Redpoll, Siskin

Grey Phalarope on the Canoe Lake Sandown Isle of Wight on Thursday.

Bar-tailed Godwit with it’s own parking space at Tesco Car Park Stevenage today

August updates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Grey Partridge, Caspian Gull, Hobby, Peregrine, Raven, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat and Yellow Wagtail

Black Redstart among the scrap at Baldock Model Airfield this morning

Black Stork yesterday at Boyton Marsh

July updates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Ring necked Parakeet, Grey Wagtail

My regular garden visiting juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker on the ground Wednesday evening looking for flying Ants.

This colour ringed Great White Egret dropped into Broom (GLE) on Saturday morning.

June up dates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Egyptian Goose, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby, Peregrine, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Crossbill

Sanderling Grafham Water yesterday and a male Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding a juvenile in my garden last night.

May updates made to www.stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Tufted Duck, Red-legged Partridge, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Hobby, Peregrine, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail

Red Grouse - Scotland last week

April updates made to www.stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for: Egyptian Goose, Mandarin, Gadwall, Red-legged Partridge, Little Grebe, Stone Curlew, Arctic Tern, Barn Owl, Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, Reed Bunting

March updates made to www.stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for: Mute Swan, Mandarin, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Water Rail, Yellow legged Gull, Barn Owl, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Raven, ChIffchaff, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting

Barn Owl at Watery Grove this morning

Purple Sandpipers - Ness Point Lowestoft yesterday

Barnacle Goose Radwell Mill this morning

February updates made to www.stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Grey Partridge, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Caspian Gull, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Raven, Marsh Tit and Siskin

The Fowlmere White-fronted Goose this afternoon

A cold Frogmore Gravel Pit this afternoon.

January updates made to Stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Teal, Grey Partridge, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Marsh Tit, Fieldfare, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, Siskin