Autumn

Autumn is a time of movement as the summer migrants, such as swallows, leave and the winter migrants, including widgeon, start to arrive.

Fieldfare and redwing arrive from colder northern climes and are attracted by the fruit-rich hedgerows which help them to rebuild their strength after their long flight. Other winter visitors include redshank, snipe and lapwing. They head for the exposed muddy shorelines around the Grebe and Otter Lakes where they search for invertebrates in the mud.