5th Feb 2021

Definitely warmer out and about today. At the bathing site it was unusual to see the tiny coal tit and even tinier goldcrest making use of the facilities. The birdsong was made richer and seemed even louder, with the first songthrush adding to the choir.

When then showers subsided, clouds of midges gathered above the glistening gorse bushes and the long tailed tits flitted amongst the thorns. The bright sunshine brought a robin out and it came very close. I actually lost count of the number of squirrels I saw. There’s quite a dense population along the lane