January 2023
71. Ice thickens on streams
29/01/23 17:39
25-29 January
Greater cold - Ice thickens on streams
Birds emerge after snow
Primrose in flower
Blackbirds carrying nesting material
Great tits in song
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater cold - Ice thickens on streams
Birds emerge after snow
Primrose in flower
Blackbirds carrying nesting material
Great tits in song
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
70. Butterburs bud
24/01/23 17:38
20-24 Jan
Greater cold - Butterburs bud
Snow sometimes falls
Ice covering small ponds
Black headed gulls huddled under the jetty
Goat willow in bud
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater cold - Butterburs bud
Snow sometimes falls
Ice covering small ponds
Black headed gulls huddled under the jetty
Goat willow in bud
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
69. Pheasants start to call
19/01/23 17:37
15-19 Jan
Lesser cold - Pheasants start to call
Snowdrops poke through soil
Frost pictures on the grass
Early shoots poke through the soil
Sparrowhawk eyeing up the blue tits
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser cold - Pheasants start to call
Snowdrops poke through soil
Frost pictures on the grass
Early shoots poke through the soil
Sparrowhawk eyeing up the blue tits
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
68. Springs thaw
14/01/23 17:37
10-14 Jan
Lesser cold - Springs thaw
Rain revives mosses
Hail on the hills
Blackbirds singing
Daffodil shoots emerging
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser cold - Springs thaw
Rain revives mosses
Hail on the hills
Blackbirds singing
Daffodil shoots emerging
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
67. Parsley flourishes
09/01/23 17:36
5-9 January
Lesser cold - Parsley flourishes
Hellebores flower
(moved house - scarcely saw a thing)
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser cold - Parsley flourishes
Hellebores flower
(moved house - scarcely saw a thing)
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
66. Wheat sprouts under the snow
04/01/23 17:35
1-4 January
Winter solstice - Wheat sprouts under snow
Christmas trees are released into the wild
Beech shoots beginning to bud.
Deer running in the fields
Pheasant shoot in full flow
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Winter solstice - Wheat sprouts under snow
Christmas trees are released into the wild
Beech shoots beginning to bud.
Deer running in the fields
Pheasant shoot in full flow
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
New Year's Day bird list
01/01/23 22:34
We weren't birding today but went for a long walk over the moors. As most moorland birds are migratory here the tally was relatively low:
Jackdaw (Happy New Year!)
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Blackbird
Black-headed gull.
Some way to go to beat 2022 total of 197…
Jackdaw (Happy New Year!)
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Blackbird
Black-headed gull.
Some way to go to beat 2022 total of 197…