On Saturday I had a couple of hours between Hannah's school sports and decided to make a visit to Blackdown for the first time this year. Leaving home the skies were blue, on arrival in the car park at Blackdown I thought I'd put my raincoat on as well as fleeces just in case and as soon as I'd walked through the trees a small storm hit, with driving freezing rain,. Luckily it was short-lived, but the wind continued and in the first 45 minutes I'd only seen a Robin and a Blue Tit. I persevered and eventually on the East side a small finch flock were moving around the tree tops and contained at least 40 Brambling with a couple of very smart males, this made the trip worthwhile.
Gary and Jenny and their boys joined us on Saturday night so Sunday morning, Gary and I with Edward and Alexander were dropped off at Woolbeding common and we found a route back to the house on foot taking a couple of hours - The mud was excessive and the number of fallen trees (mainly pines) was quite a sight but the boys seem to enjoy the splashing - As expected at this time of year the birds were a little limited with Marsh Tit, Bullfinch several Common Buzzards and a small flock of Linnets being the best on offer but the walk was enjoyable and dry !
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