Gary Howard's birds and wildlife

An afternoon wander with Jenny and the kids.

Two inches of snow on the ground and ice on smaller ponds but a windless bright afternoon.

It was rather quiet with no siskin and few passerines generally though I had a Nuthatch which is not a bird I often see here. Several Treecreeper's, a few Goldcrest and plenty of tit's included a good number Long-tailed. I had a male Sparrowhawk and as usual both Green and Great -spotted Woodpeckers.

On the pools I saw just 6 Snipe and average numbers of Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted and Gadwall.