27th Feb - mostly cloudy, a few sunny spells, brief light showers, mod NE breeze, 7C

Willey

c60 Redwings feeding on the pasture in the Perkins fields with a small flock of Starlings.

26th Feb - grass frost first thing, sunny spells,, grey cloud, mod NE breeze, 7C

A5 Pools/DIRFT; morning

Drainage of the pools area has been occurring, small wet areas remaining.  Presumably building work is getting closer.

Today, only a Little Egret and Grey Heron were present.

Lilbourne Meadows.

Three Oystercatchers, a Curlew and Stonechat around the field pool area.  At the wet meadow area were Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler and Mallards.

Stanford Hall; afternoon 

Interestingly on the parkland near the feeding Geese was a Oystercatcher.  A pair of Little grebe on the lake, c40 Wigeon.

Stanfiord reservoir; 

all the regulars, a Red Kite over, two Shovelers, six Goosanders, c 15 Goldeneye.  No sign of the Red-crested Pochard drake today.

a few Redwings about, a pair of reed Buntings near the Leics feeders.

25th Feb - mostly grey cloud, mod N breeze, 7C, but feeling cold.

Willey; mid-day

At my feed station a Yellowhammer, a Chaffinch, five Greenfinches, two Long-tailed Tits, eight House Sparrows plus the regulars.

Soar Brook Lake; afternoon.    Water level lower than normal

The two Oystercatchers again, six Wigeon, nine Mallards, a number of Black-head, Common, Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls.

Adjacent field, four Stock Doves, a Pheasant, Rooks, Jackdaws and a Carrion Crow.

Shawell sandpit/landfill.

Six Red Kites, Gadwalls 27, Teal c60, Shoveler c15, Tufted c15, Wigeon 8, plus other regulars

24th Feb - sunny spells, light N/NE breeze, 8C

A quite day, no obs to report

23rd Feb - Sunny spells, mod N, easing pm, 7C, but feeling cold

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon.

A look at the wet meadows area, an Oystercatcher and five Lapwings.  Wigeon c50, Shoveler c20, Teal c100, Coot c10.  A Song Thrush was singing nearby.

22nd Feb - light rain early, then cloudy, some drizzle, slowing brightening to sunny spells mid-afternoon, 9C

A patch of Snowdrops in the village pinfold.

21st Feb -

Willey;

First thing two singing Song Thrushes, one in the Long Spinney near the barn gate track and another towards the BH wood.  A great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in the Long Spinney too.

Later afternoon, paddock feed station check.

Two each of Yellowhammers and Chaffinches.  A Long-tailed Tit, five+ Greenfinches, two Stock Doves.

c100 Redwings in pikel trees/old railway, plus c10 Fieldfares.  A male great Spotted Woodpecker.