The housemartins left yesterday, the gulls are returning to the winter roost on the reservoir, any other signs that you use to judge the change of the seasons?
Condensation on the inside of the bedroom window in the morning. Haven't seen it yet but I did put on some sunglasses that were in the car and they misted up.
Seen a couple of wedges(yes, collective noun for geese in flight) of Canada geese leaving at night for sunnier climes.
Often wondered why I’ve only ever seen them at night and found this:
There are three main reasons behind their nightly migratory routine: to escape their diurnal predators, to avoid thermal interruption, and to benefit from the cooler winds of nighttime.
The berries on our very tall holly tree are plaentiful and ripening well. Many small birds have been in and out of the branches today. We await the redwings arrival very soon. My neighbour 2 doors down has a good view of the tree and last year she saw the redwings strip it bare in one day.