water & wildlife

The river water had drained away after a few days and the ground isn't too saturated underfoot.
A bit more post & rail fencing put in, but still quite a bit to do to get the boundary live-stock proof.
The over-grown willows in the culvert at the side of the main road could definitely do with some thinning to avoid an accumulation of debris and to help drainage, but the Local Authority were 'vague' about responsibility...

With the brief spell of water, a noticeable quantity of lady-birds along the tops of the fence-posts, the odd call of waterfowl from across the fields near-by that still have water on them. There was a heron this afternoon in the middle of the field to the south and the odd owl-hoot now and then as it became dark.
To the north west corner, a squirrel was ambling along the fence-line.
A few other small birds along the hedges, but difficult to tell what they were.