Somerset Oct 2025

October at Lake Somerset for another 10 day stay. Our stay was mostly very hot but with some nasty storms circling around us. Ann had very bad luck while we were away with a nasty leg infection that seriously restricted her mobility. On top of that, a serious water pipe burst flooded her home making it unlivable for months while the cleanup and repairs are carried out. Our catches were of very reasonable size Red Claw.

1 Monday - testing the bike carrier and Hippeastrum Spring show	2 Tuesday morning. Hyacinth are a big problem	3 Tuesday morning. Hyacinth all over the Lake	4 The great egret, also known as the great white heron.
5 Tuesday morning. Pelicans and Cormorants	6 Tuesday morning. Cormorants	7 Tuesday morning. Cormorants	8 Tuesday morning. Cormorants
9 Tuesday morning. Cormorants	10 Tuesday morning. Cormorants	11 Great egret	12 Wednesday morning - Pelicans and Cormorants
13 Wednesday morning - Curious cattle	14 Wed morning - best pot was 12, double yesterdays total	15 Wed morning - 52 (58)	16 Wednesday evening
17 Wednesday evening	18 Thurs morning - 65 (123)	19 Friday morning - 100s of Black Cormorants	20 Friday morning - small island gap Blocked with Hyacinth
21 Friday morning - 42 (165)	22 Friday morning - Cattle crossing blocked with Hyacinth	23 Friday morning	24 Friday morning
25 Friday morning - 100s of Black Cormorants	26 Friday evening - Eastern side	27 Friday evening - Eastern side	28 Sat morning
29 Sat morning - 34 (199). Sun morning - 31 (230)	30 Monday morning -Still a family of 6 chicks	31 Monday morning - Black Swans and Cygnets	32 Monday morning - Black Swans and Cygnets
33 Monday morning - Black Swans and Cygnets	34 Monday morning - Black Swans and Cygnets	35 Monday morning -Plover chick and family of 6 chicks. Red Claw 37 (267)	36 Monday evening - Eastern side
37 Monday evening - Eastern side	38 Tuesday morning. Hyacinth all over the Lake	39 Wednesday morning	40 Wednesday morning
41 Black Cormorant video	42 Thursday evening looking West	43 Thursday evening looking West	44 Thursday evening looking West
45 Thursday evening looking West	46 Thursday evening looking West	47 Thursday evening looking West	48 Thursday evening looking West
49 Sat morning - looking like rain	50 Sat morning - looking like rain	51 Sunday evening storm clouds	52 Sunday evening storm clouds
53 Sunday evening storm clouds	54 Sunday evening storm clouds	55 Hyacinth surrounding the pumping station	56 Sunday evening storm clouds
57 Sunday evening storm clouds	58 Monday - a very hot and windy afternoon	59 Monday - some natural clearing of the Hyacinth with strong wind change	60 Monday sunset
61 Monday sunset	62 Monday sunset	63 Great egret	64 Great egret
65 Monday morning - Black Swans and Cygnets. 14 + 51 (322)	66 Monday morning - baby Plover	67 Tuesday morning. Cormorants	68 Tuesday morning. Cormorants
69 Monday - making the most of the water	70 Monday - making the most of the water	71 Monday - making the most of the water	72 On Tuesday there was still 6 chicks