Another heat wave

Today I goggled at the weather readings. Another sharav (hot spell) this late in October! Ah well, not unheard of, but I was kicking myself for neglecting to get the readings yesterday. When this breaks we should get some nice thunderstorms, check all surge protectors in place!

Temps: range 21-32 degrees C, about 29.3 at ~ 4 p.m. Humidity just 19%, wind very light and south easterly.

Gazelles - No show in either gazelle field this afternoon. 1 without horns right at the end of the street this evening, about 10 p.m. On checking out where it was standing we saw that someone had put down a pile of bread. I really want to find out who, and what were their intentions for several reasons.

Reptiles: gecko calling from the bunker ruins

Hooded crows: the return to roost flyover happened a little later than usual, possibly because the wind was against them, or they left a little later. About thirty crows coming from the north west.

Eurasian Jays: Active and vocal throughout the woods as usual.
Blackbirds: Some chack chack calls toward dusk

Collared doves: Several assembled along the lines above north end of gazelle field.

Sunbirds: Sharp 'tack tack' call just off central trail led us to a young male (oragne tufted) sunbird foraging in a pine. Such calls are always worth investigating since a number of Sylvia warblers and small chat like birds make similar sounds, including the European robin which we're expecting some time soon. Though it was our usual resident it's always good to know where their territories are and that they use the pines for forage. We stopped a little to watch and admire him before moving on.

Syrian woodpeckers: Active and vocal

Great tits: Scolding and active in the eucalyptus grove
One falcon seen flying over the valley not much above canopy level to the west but in silhouette, quite low,
Otherwise quiet today, not much activity.