Pittswood Birds

The inch of snow that fell overnight was enough to close the school, so I was told to go home at 09:30! Hardly the extreme weather event we were told to lookout for, and even though it did snow on and off for the rest of the day, it only settled where the previous snow had fallen, and the local roads remained clear. I sometimes wonder what would happen if we really did have an extreme weather event! just like in 1987, or 1963 or for you real oldies 1947.

Anyway, as I had the rest of the day off, I spent it garden watching, the snow always brings in lots of birds to the feeders. Three new species for the February bird count - SPARROWHAWK, SONGTHRUSH, and best of all a superb male BULLFINCH, that I just failed to get a pic of.

Here's all the photo's.

Above and below are JACKDAWS

Then there's the SONGTHRUSH (one of two that came in )

Next a couple of STARING pics.

Below is a male CHAFFINCH

Then a GREAT TIT

And a BLUE TIT

Next are a couple of GOLDFINCH photo's

A GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

Then the COLLARED DOVE

Another, male chaffinch.

A DUNNOCK

next up a NUTHATCH

and lastly,a couple of pics of the classic ''ROBIN in the snow'' shot