Spring Weather?

Thursday 1st April 2010

We did have a few spring like days here last week, but no sooner had the clocks changed to British Summer Time when winter returned with a vengence.. Tuesday was a day of heavy persistant rain and high winds. There was also a very high tide and the fields next to the house flooded. That has happened before but the ditches next to us were full to the brim and I hadn't seen that before. Add to that high winds, the house lights flickering on an off most of the evening and my internet connection going down and it was a pretty awful night. Next morning we had a brief fall of snow and then thankfully everything went back to normal. Except in other counties which were hit harder than us leaving some people with no electric for a few days. I felt sorry for those elderly people who couldn't heat their homes or cook hot meals in such arctic conditions.

On a plus note the flooded fields brought a couple of redshanks a grey wagtail and a meadow pipit right outside the house. They must have thought it was just another part of the Lough, which is what it looked like! So maybe every cloud does have a silver lining.........

Hawfinches, Grey Wagtail and Common Sandpiper.....

Sunday 20th January 2008

Been a few places this weekend, but nothing as exciting as seeing that Eagle last Saturday!!


dunlin

The best birds this weekend were some hawfinches at Blackwater Arboretum and a common sandpiper and grey wagtail at Lower Test.

Sat 19/01/08

76. dunnock
77. hawfinch - Blackwater Arboretum

Sun 20/01/08

78. house sparrow - Lower Test
79. grey wagtail
80. common sandpiper
81. wren

82. oyster catcher - Hythe
83. dunlin
84. turnstone