Thursday night's heavy snow made access to the village difficult to say the least and I didn't brave the journey to the station. Unlike many though the wonders of the internet meant that I didn't have a day off but I could keep an eye on the bird feeders which are visible from the laptop.
I think we had a full house with regard to the regular tit population. Blues, greats and coal definitely came to the feeder, long tailed were in my neighbour's tree and as I turned to look once something flew away which I think was a marsh or willow tit. On the ground the dunnocks were out in force and there always seemed to be a robin around and there was the occasional small group of starlings and the odd chaffinch. So far neither the goldfinches nor the woodpeckers have returned.
In the front the fat feeder in the quince was frequented by a cock blackbird as well as regular great tits.
With a clear sky today, but too cold to start a thaw, the clarity of every possible view was amanzing and a red kite circling above White Hill was showing off to its best advantage.
I think we had a full house with regard to the regular tit population. Blues, greats and coal definitely came to the feeder, long tailed were in my neighbour's tree and as I turned to look once something flew away which I think was a marsh or willow tit. On the ground the dunnocks were out in force and there always seemed to be a robin around and there was the occasional small group of starlings and the odd chaffinch. So far neither the goldfinches nor the woodpeckers have returned.
In the front the fat feeder in the quince was frequented by a cock blackbird as well as regular great tits.
With a clear sky today, but too cold to start a thaw, the clarity of every possible view was amanzing and a red kite circling above White Hill was showing off to its best advantage.
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