Hello, December – time flies, a run through the woods, sort of watching a movie, birding along the lane and fishing a reservoir – starting the month how I intend to carry on

Still, it meant I had time to go birding before setting off for some fishing.

A walk down the lane with my wife and dog got my December nature diary underway.

The walk towards the village is comfortable birding, as there’s a pavement on one side, whereas the other direction is often a case of dodging the speeding cars on the road itself.

Then, I made a flask of tea, packed apples and pears for my lunch, loaded the car with my fishing tackle and was on my way.