The wet weather finally eased by mid-month followed by cold, dry days and nights with a few snow flurries. A few milder bright days were a welcome change. There were no unusual sightings.
SIGHTINGS
Birds: Magpies, Jays, Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, Stock Doves, Wood Pigeons, Buzzards, Black-headed Gulls, Green/Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Goldcrests, Wren, Nuthatch, Siskins, Coal/Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits.
Mammals: Grey Squirrel, Fox.
Plants in flower: Gorse.
Birds were active in courtship with the dawn and dusk chorus very audible.
Woodpeckers could be heard drumming.
Bees were seen on brighter, slightly milder days.
Work on the bird nesting boxes, which were removed last year for repair or replacement, was completed.
