Bullfinches

One female and two male Bullfinches on the bird feeder this morning. Buds are starting to appear on the willow tree in the garden and there are catkins along the old railway line. Despite the very cold weather spring appears to be coming!

Bullfinches

Had two male bullfinches in the garden feeding on new shoots on the bushes at the end of the garden.

This is only the second time we have seen bullfinches in seven years at this house.

Not a very good image I'm afraid but they were 50+ feet away and shot through glass.

Hawthorn Dene

First trip to Hawthorn Dene with the camera this year. The snow has gone and come back again but it was a very sunny day with little wind. There were what I think were fresh hare tracks in the snow in the meadow at the bottom of the dene.
Out to sea were lots of gulls and a pair of Scoter (no pictures - too far off)
On the way back to the car I managed to get a good shot of a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the trees.