Pittswood Birds

Today was certainly a garden watching day, the fog and frost reduced visability to a mere 30m. The frost remained all day, whilst the fog only began to clear around 3: 45. The first thing I did on arriving home was to go out and break the ice on the pond, a move which the STARLINGS and BLACKBIRDS appreciated straight away, a steady flow of visitors used the water all afternoon, it was most likely the only unfrozen water for a distance. It was noticeable that there were fewer BLUE TITS using the feeders, has the frosty weather started to take its toll on the smaller birds? Also, only one visit from a single GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER was recorded, whereas for a few months now, at least two birds have remained '' glued '' to the feeders all afternoon. ROBINS were more in evidence, five of them held a truce, and fed together on the dropped fat, however war broke out soon enough and endless persuits followed around the garden.