Sadly due to the weather we weren’t able to open he new HQ today and unless you could see birds from your kitchen/living room window then there wasn’t much opportunity to ‘getting out’ with snow and ice gripping the entire county. We’re sure there were some incredibly beautifully scenes to be had and that many of you have photos you’ll be able to treasure for a long time. Not us though…we were stuck! We did however receive a huge number of emails and correspondence from people overjoyed at the fact they had Fieldfares and Redwings in their garden…and quite rightly too. These hard weather movements provide unique birding opportunities and to see such stunning birds (like Fieldfare and Redwing) turn up in your garden can provide hours of entertainment, no matter how many apples you ended up throwing out on to the lawn. We even received a photo of a Common Snipe that turned up in a Shore Road garden early morning! The next few days will continue to be interesting as the snow thaws so keep an eye out for more cold souls and wandering treasures. 

Common Snipe – Shore Road garden