dominated still by weather systems - a couple of cold days followed by wet and windy, with the cycle persisting that Saturday seems to be the wettest and windiest of the week.
Last Sunday after Gary's birthday the night before, I was very slow, the weather was actually bright a northerly wind and a few clouds, so watching from the garden didn't disappoint, my first view of the year of a displaying Goshawk with the addition of Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk on ideal conditions for soaring raptors.
I managed a rather wet walk form the house, with little different on offer 5 Bullfinches, Great Spotted Woodpeckers and on the furnace pond still 2 Mandarin, 2 Canada Geese and 3 Mallard. A single Redwing was the only sign of winter.
The bird flock at home is still strong with up to 4 Brambling, with 2 fine males, 20+ Goldfinch, 20+ Siskin., 8 Lesser Redpolls, 10 Greenfinch, 30+ Chaffinch all makes it rather noisy, a Marsh Tit still visits with Long-tailed Tit, Coal Great and Blue tit. A Great Spotted Woodpecker is occasional and a Green Woodpecker more often heard than seen. The Song Thrushes are still belting out just before and after light.
My month has been dominated by working-week trips to various parts of Europe (Malta, Hamburg, Helsinki and Geneva) - definitely bird free except for the last trip where I had fly-by Nutcracker and a small Woodpecker that was possibly a Three-Toed.
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