At various times today three 400 (±) pinkfeet flocks flew very high north over the house. I wondered if the marshlands to the south had frozen over to such and extent that had to look elsewhere. Another development was the arrival of a second male Blackcap in the garden.... a very welcome sight. On the other hand, the female that put in a few appearances a while ago hasn't been seen for ten days. The Rev is still around, despite intense Blackbird-battles that sometimes involve 7 males all defending their own territory, and a Jay gives close-up views daily. And here's another thing. When the weather gets icy and vicious, that's the time when we generally get something more unusual like a Goldcrest , Tree Sparrow maybe, a few Siskins and the like, but despite the recent harsh weather, ice, hail, frozen waterways etc nothing like that has happened. Yet. Bah. Plus, amazingly, I still haven't connected with any " winter birds" ... not a single Redwing or Fieldfare, no Waxwings at all, just like last year) etc. And other local birders I've met have said the same. I'm still waiting. And now, we're all stuffed as the new and prohibitive lockdown kicks in again. And everywhere is icy cold, and, er, icy. And apparently, birding is not an essential ,er, thing. And now, Die Nacht ..... A lovely Wir sind Helden song .... ( We are heroes)
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