A beautiful sunny day in October so I went for a walk on Staines Moor. Left the bike at the Two Rivers shopping centre and walked through to the moor. Once through the gate the loud squeak alerted the nearby group of horses that came over to me assuming I had food for them. A lack of oats and apples didn’t seem to dissuade them so they followed me for a while as I made my way across the moor. Unlike my last walk here, in high summer, there were no butterflies about and fewer birds. The obligatory Green woodpecker was feeding on the grass and small groups of Starlings swirling around, near the cattle. A pair of pied wagtails were bathing in the river and several Meadow pipits where nearby too.
In the trees, near the northern edge of the moor, a group of eight Fieldfare were chirping away, another clear sign of autumn.
I made my way back along the old railway line which blocked the low sun from dazzling me. No Jays, which usually frequent these trees, but lots of wood pigeons were spooked from an early roost as I made my way along.
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