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Late last night there was a Barn Owl active on the outskirts of Old village, no doubt looking for food before the dump of snow which began a few hours later...
An organised walk at Pitsford Reservoir today had to be cancelled at short notice, such was the amount of snow puthering down. It was almost impossible to birdwatch in any event, such was the amount of snow coming down and the dull murky conditions combining to make it almost a waste of time raising binoculars.
Clearing snow for birds on the main feed station also proved difficult, no sooner had I cleared an area and the snow covered it again! Hopefully most of them managed something to eat! Six Snipe were the only birds of note I saw.
In the garden here at Hanging Houghton the birds flocked in for food, particularly Blackbirds and finches. A Mistle Thrush and a Redwing were eating the Guelder Rose berries and a Redwing and some Fieldfares came in for some apples.
A visit to Harrington Airfield this afternoon was hard going in the deep snow and flocks of 17 Golden Plovers and 20 Skylarks looked very forlorn in the big 'white-out' of the top fields. A single Snipe was seen in flight and there were still Fieldfares trying to find the very last of the berries. Harrington Airfield is often described as being bleak, it certainly was today!
Regards
Neil M
Late last night there was a Barn Owl active on the outskirts of Old village, no doubt looking for food before the dump of snow which began a few hours later...
An organised walk at Pitsford Reservoir today had to be cancelled at short notice, such was the amount of snow puthering down. It was almost impossible to birdwatch in any event, such was the amount of snow coming down and the dull murky conditions combining to make it almost a waste of time raising binoculars.
Clearing snow for birds on the main feed station also proved difficult, no sooner had I cleared an area and the snow covered it again! Hopefully most of them managed something to eat! Six Snipe were the only birds of note I saw.
In the garden here at Hanging Houghton the birds flocked in for food, particularly Blackbirds and finches. A Mistle Thrush and a Redwing were eating the Guelder Rose berries and a Redwing and some Fieldfares came in for some apples.
A visit to Harrington Airfield this afternoon was hard going in the deep snow and flocks of 17 Golden Plovers and 20 Skylarks looked very forlorn in the big 'white-out' of the top fields. A single Snipe was seen in flight and there were still Fieldfares trying to find the very last of the berries. Harrington Airfield is often described as being bleak, it certainly was today!
Regards
Neil M
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| Wintery weather at Pitsford Reservoir. |
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| Harrington Airfield in the snow! |
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