No bats available in the immediate vicinity, but our local high street has become something of a hunting ground for pied wagtails. It's almost impossible not to see at least one and quite often, you can see four or five flitting around.
At the end of the high street is an area called the Links, which is green space (so called because we are on the coast and it's on sandy ground, like many golf courses in Scotland). In winter, this is often busy with oystercatchers, presumably migrants from elsewhere. These are occasionally joined by a redshank or two. There is a resident colony of jackdaws in that area as well, along with a fair few starlings, though not enough for a good murmuration. Now and then, something a little less common appears, like the party of long-tailed tits that showed up the other day. These splendid little birds, which often seem to be more tail than bird, usually go around in family groups of about ten or twelve.
One slightly bemusing sight yesterday: a flock of geese were flying over the Links (too far away to discern species). Now this isn't especially strange on the face of it, but they were heading north. Faulty satnav? It's not like it's warm or anything. In fact, it's about -6C today.
I love the way they flit about. As you know, they are protected here which is not so lovely when they live in your loft!
