A Brown Rat was again a rather unwelcome sight on my usual walk along the river. An increase in Redwings was apparent with tens of birds (rather than the single figures of recent days) dropping down from the highest treetops to feed on the lower, berry-bearing trees. A Nuthatch was calling in the area where a pair nested earlier in the year. Wren and Robin were singing and Dunnocks were noisily calling to/at eachother.