Like most of the country I awoke to a vision of wintery white as the predicted snow arrived and blanketed the county. I'm always concerned about the welfare of our wildlife in such conditions but rain and some increasingly mild conditions had taken care of most of it by the time dusk had fallen. Hopefully the Woodcocks and Cattle Egrets and sundry other species that might otherwise have suffered if such conditions had persisted will be OK - fingers crossed!
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| Pochard and Teal |
This morning I took care of my various chores and the shopping before blagging a lift over to Deene. Light drizzle was beginning to work its magic on the snow but did not inconvenience me too much as I walked around the area. Sadly I could not find any Hawfinches today in the churchyard even though I spent quite a long time looking for them. An amble down to the lake produced sightings of ten Shelducks and there was also a small flock of Pochard which were new in and additionally a small group of Wigeon grazing on the snowy bankside. A walk round to the farm ponds failed to produce anything of interest but a wander down the road towards the A43 did deliver the goods, a male Stonechat was moving along a fence where they often show up in winter. Other birds noted before dusk drew in were Siskin, Redwing and at least one Fieldfare. The Blackbirds were scolding something and Chaffinches pinking as they flew to roost when my lift arrived to pick me up, the weather meant that I didn't take any pictures today but here are a few from previous excursions.
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| Moorhen and Coot |
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