Looked up the Goldcrest bird last night in the Library and found it to be the smallest bird in Ireland and England. The female has a bright yellow/gold crest on top of its head like our friend of yesterday. The male has an orange crest.They may build a hammock like nest near the ground -say a yard- with plenty of feathers or they may build it high up of the ground. Sometimes it becomes very friendly and other times it becomes quiet distant. Cold weather has a big effect on their survival and many die. They like conifers.
On birds Lorraine from Pottstown tells us that she hangs out suet cakes (fat) with seeds and food in the make up and she has a woeful time keeping the raccoons from getting at the suet.
This is a Bank Holiday weekend and the local ESB / BNM golf society had one of their outings in Ballinasloe golf club yesterday. Sean Kelly won the day with 39 Points.
After more rain the Shannon level has crept up again and there is water bursting the drains in Darcy's callow near the new jetty and Darcy's field behind the Church has a bit of flooding.
Temperatures today were improved and the forecast was for 13 to 15 C or a high of 59F.
See where Kates Walk raised 5900 Euro. Her blog spots to this site are great and hopefully when she leaves there on November 2nd that she will continue to describe other parts of Africa on her way home.
Brian Cahill gave me a lift home from Ferbane last night and I found out that Hiney's corner is now one-way and you have to travel up town past the post office to join the new link road.
Doc and Dick are due home from Cyprus tomorrow and they are enjoying the holiday.