Floods, snow and late season

I went for a walk along the railway line track from Shotton to Haswell yesterday. There had been so much run off from melting snow that the path was flooded to a depth of almost a foot. On the path I saw a female bullfinch, a beautiful song thrush and flocks of goldfinches and long tailed tits.

Today I walked through Hawthorn Dene. It was bleak and snowy with very little animal life. There were some fungi still surviving. There was evidence of a bird kill in the lower wood possibly by a fox as there was very little left but feathers. Wood pigeon perhaps?
The snowdrops are very late compared to last year. The pictures show the difference. One is last year at this time the other is today. No prizes for guessing which is which!