7th Feb - a wet night, sunny but cool morning with moderate SW, clouding over, strong gusty later with showers, 8C

A hen and cock Pheasant were at the feed station first thing and two Nuthatches were calling nearby.

This afternoon I ventured to the local reservoir, braving the deteriorating weather conditions.  Within 5 mins of getting kitted out I was hit by heavy showers and very strong gusts, alas no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Birds were hard to find, even the ducks were having a challenge, there were 5 Goosanders in, plenty of Goldeneye and Gadwall though.  A Sparrowhawk shot through the feeder area, scattering the Tits and 30+ Tree Sparrows for a while.  A Great-spotted Woodpecker called nearby and ~60 lapwings moved over head to a new filed.

I have 4 sets of data from the RSPB garden birdwatch for the village and will be posting a summary shortly, the gardens were attracting a wide selection of birds to the feeders and in good numbers, especially for Goldfinch and Greenfinch.