On the Local Patch - Lochore Meadows

 Not wanting to go far we popped down to the "Meadies" and opted for our short walk, popping into the hide on the way in and out and walking the woods stopping at our favorite coffee stops, to sit and watch.

This is the route:

It's just under 3km in total so not far. Anyway on this occasion it was very quiet, with only Teal, Little Grebe, Mallard and solitary female Goldeneye seen on the two stops at the hide.

The walks though are stunning at this time of year:

At coffee bench 1, there was quite a bit of activity from Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tit, but the Redwings were the stars!

Then a bit of a surprise at coffee bench 2, an Otter. It was fishing a fair way out and the light was terrible, so I apologise for the poor photo:

We knew there were Otters in the Loch but it's taken nearly two years to see one! Now we just need the elusive Kingfisher on the river Ore that we have been told about.