I woke up to snow. Only a few centimetres but it was still snowing. The roads to Morton Bagot were likely to be tricky, so I wimped out. Arrow Valley Lake didn't seem such a bad substitute given its recent run of decent birds.
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| Spring-time in Redditch |
I did a circuit in the teeth of a biting north-easterly. The 128 Black-headed Gulls hunched on the lake's surface facing the gale were mainly in summer plumage. Surely if I kept scanning them I would eventually find that something exciting had joined them. Sadly the best I could do was an adult Common Gull, my second here this year.
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| Common Gull |
The Oystercatchers were still present, but with the sailing club now open they were flying around all over the place. At least five Little Egrets, a Shoveler, seven Cormorants, and 16 Great Crested Grebes formed the supporting cast.
At least there was some visible migration to see. Flocks of thrushes periodically flew west, and I estimated 20 Redwings, and 15 Fieldfares. Also two
Meadow Pipits headed east, my first of the year.
Spring is definitely on hold.
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