Snow overnight. Thawed well all day.
Quiet morning around the village today. Robins, Wrens and Hedgesparrows all singing well in the garden this morning along with the resident cock Blackbird. Plenty of Woodpigeons and Collared doves flying about from Forest to fields and back again. A good mix of Blue and Great Tits with a few Longtailed keeping them company. Jays always seem to have a lot to say for themselves and they were having their say this morning. Some of the local Jackdaws are very interested in one of our chimneys, I expect they will nest there, as usual.
A visit to Cannop this afternoon revealed a lot of different species. A Buzzard flew across No. 2 pond while there was an abundance of waterfowl in attendance. Two Mute swans came to see us first, followed by a multitude of Mallards. Two drake Mandarins were accompanied by one duck. There were four Tufted duck drakes and two females out on the water and one Greylag goose. At the feeders there were generous numbers of tits, Blue, Great, Longtailed and Coal. A few Chaffinches and Blackbirds were feeding on the floor accompanied by a cock Reed Bunting. On the walk back to the car one Grey Wagtail came to the edge of the pond and was feeding very close to me. There was plenty of water flowing out towards the other pond, due no doubt to all the melting snow.