Still cold

Sunny, 3º, Mod NE, slightly milder today but wind chill dropped the temp to below freezing, a few very light snow flurries.

Another day in today due to some work going on at home, the garden busy again and a few Redwing noted in the meadow and a Goldcrest singing in the front garden.

Had to drop over to Wallingford this afternoon and on the way back there were approximately five hundred Golden Plover on Cholsey hill.

Bob Wyatt saw a Barn Owl along Hithercoft tonight on a fence post.

 

A selection of todays garden visitors.

 Blackcap and Robin

 Blackbird

 Robin

 Blue Tit

 Song Thrush

Goldfinch

Marymead House Martins

The local House Martins appear to have left over the weekend. We had two nest sites at Marymead, one raised a brood but unfortunately, the two young died, the second proved much more successful with having two broods and at least 2 young fledged from each brood.

They will now have a journey of a few thousand miles to sub Saharan Africa to winter, returning next April.