Well, was not expecting snow! A few centimetre cover early this morning but soon thawed by midday.
A walk out to Lollingdon with snow cover on the way out and all thawed on the way back. Quite a contrast.
The male Common Redstart still present on the hill but keeping in the Hawthorns on the top of the hill.
5 Wheatear also present but appeared to have moved off by the time the snow thawed and a Willow Warbler and Blackcap in song.
A handful of Fieldfare and Redwing present along with 3+ Corn Bunting, a few Meadow Pipit and a good number of Skylark. A female Sparrowhawk flew high south.
A Chiffchaff that has been present on the hill for a couple of weeks is singing a little different from the norm. Instead of the usual chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff etc. this one is singing chiff-chaff-chuff. Chiff-chaff-chuff etc.
Alan out along the Marsh and river: Cetti’s Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail and few Swallow.
Lollingdon Hill, snow cover then 2.5 hours later. Gone.
Redstart courtesy Alan (photographed at a nearby site)
Mistle Thrush
A couple of naff pics of Wheatear in the snow ↕
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