Willow and I ventured into the snowscape today with a light snowfall . It was beutiful with the snow and ice and it did not feel that cold .It was however hard going on the bird front ,but an estimated 30 plus Blackbird and 10 plus Song Thrush along with 20 plus each of Redwing and Fieldfare showed that it is hard for the birds at the moment .
This can be seen by just how busy the feeders are at the moment, with all the common expected birds around in numbers.
On the patch 2 Kestrel were hunting the fields and hedges and a flock of 7 Skylark were feeding in the snow covered stubble. 2 Buzzard were sitting out the snow storm in an oak tree but were mobbed by a flock of 13 Magpie.
Around the fields 14 Lapwings were scattered about and 3 Meadow Pipits and 2 Pied Wagtails were flitting about .There were only about 250 plus Starling today the rest having moved on The only odd thing today was a Greater Spotted Woodpecker which was drumming away as if it were a spring day, except it was in the middle of a snow storm .
A lone Stock Dove over and a few Common Gulls drifting over the fields looking for a morsel were all that was about, lets hope for better things in the near future.