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cold but no birds17th Jan 2019Cold but no birds
In spite of an earlier blog noting the effects of winds and the roosts of gulls on a nearby lake, what has been generally missing has been winter birds. By this I mean the large falls of fieldfare and redwing that used to denote winter.
When out in the deepest countryside looking for bats (down holes) we traversed a large patch of countryside. Yet there were desultory numbers of thrushes, and nothing else to note. The berries are still holding on, so it isn't as if lunch wasn't available.
Today, as a cold front has gone through, the sky is blue and I await 10 days or so of cool/ cold air. With snow up in Yorks, perhaps there will be a move south of migrants, but I won't be holding my breath. |
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