A settled weather pattern continued into mid-month, with the water level dropping right back and low water revealing areas not seen for a long time.
They estuary saw a quiet start to the duck shooting season. We also had a visit from friends of Perth Archivist`s. The 15 members enjoyed a picnic lunch, short boat trip, talk and walk round the area.
Early this month saw a mixed result with honey collected from our beehives, some hives doing much better than others.
The wildlife has been good to watch again this month with fox, deer, otter and the kingfisher giving good close up viewing.
As the month moved on so too did some of the birds, and there was a real autumn feel about with geese overhead, swans returning to the estuary and a background of straw bails in the fields. A closer look at some of the swans revealed a green ring JTI, which was one of the eleven swan cygnets released into the estuary in the spring, from Middle-bank rescue centre, run by the Scottish SPCA. Another four returned the following week.
Our swallows left us on the 19th and the sea eagle was sighted again hunting along the Estuary.
Work continued with grass cutting, maintenance to machinery and strimming more Japanese knotweed.
The bullrushes have done well this season, and a few months after the new orchard was planted out it looks to have done okay despite a wet summer.
Along bits of the river bank there was also a good crop of damsons.
After a wet and windy spell mid-month, the month ended on a good dry spell.
There was a talk on water safety held at Newburgh Primary school, by the Coastguard, Tay Salmon Fisheries staff and Newburgh county council for the benefit of the local children, with possibly some more visits to be arranged. With the leaves changing colour and the first hard frost, autumn is upon us and it was good to see more swans arrive with the end of the month
Dago.
