Saturday 27 January 2018

We had a rare visit from a single fieldfare today.

Fieldfare, Christophstal January 2018

Fieldfare, Christophstal January 2018

Tuesday 9 January 2018
Middle-spotted woodpecker, Christophstal January 2018

Middle-spotted woodpecker, Christophstal January 2018

Middle-spotted woodpecker, Christophstal January 2018

Middle-spotted woodpecker, Christophstal January 2018

Middle-spotted woodpecker, Christophstal January 2018

Middle-spotted woodpecker, Christophstal January 2018

The weather has become a bit calmer and has warmed up a bit too.

The middle-spotted woodpecker has been a regular visitor for several weeks now. Today he was using the mild weather to poke about for insects in the willow trees.

Wednesday 3 January 2018

It has been extremely stormy over the last few days and mild too - 8oC overnight.

This morning there was a loud crash. As it was still dark, we couldn't see what had happened but once it got light, we saw that a tree had been snapped off in the wind.

The rain today was torrential. There weren't many birds about, but there was this solitary siskin.

Storm damage, Christophstal January 2018

Storm damage, Christophstal January 2018

Storm damage, Christophstal January 2018

Storm damage, Christophstal January 2018

Siskin, Christophstal January 2018

Siskin, Christophstal January 2018