I was passing Frolesworth manor lake this morning so had a quick look. The lake was still mostly frozen, but a few Tufted Duck were present and 40 Black-headed Gulls sitting on the ice. On the pastures and game cover area several Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer and Chaffinch were feeding. A couple of Goldfinch and 4 Linnets flew over. A small number of Redwing and Blackbirds were feeding along the hedgerow borders.
Even though we have had this colder period. The number of Tree Sparrows, Yellowhammers and Chaffinch have not increased at my feed station. Presumably as the ground has not been snow covered or frozen for a long period the birds can still find plenty of food in the countryside. A Great-spotted Woodpecker came and fed on the peanuts, then flew off in to the very top of a Popular tree calling loudly.
I also had to travel along the A5 north, in doing so I spotted Kestrels in two locations. Two Buzzards were in a tree where they nested last year, quite close to the road, one was standing on the nest the other in the tree. So, I quest they are checking out this nest site already, maybe if the weather stays warmer than average they will breed early.
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