The Great Escape

We took the train to Kings Cross and checked into our hotel next to Euston Station before heading out to the British Library.  Very 'white' architecture and some cool 'leaning chairs', plus a Turing Institute and a large statue of Newton; though he stood 'on the shoulders of giants', you can't climb on him!

Christmas At Home

Sadie and Meredith set up a shop in our sitting room, and their animals had to come and buy things. 

Hen Harriers Back

We had good views of a male Hen in adequate light at Wicken, but it was quickly down and did not take flight again.  There was a bit of argy bargy between a female and a ? juvenile Marsh Harrier.  We saw no owls at all.

Hawfinch At Last!

After following up a lot of Chaffinches, I finally got a glimpse of a Hawfinch, which promptly turned its back on me.  Then a Sparrowhawk came through and panicked everything and I never found the Hawfinch again.  It was at the car park at Wimpole Hall.  

Wimpole After The Snow

Yet another snowman suicide (a very messy business) and frozen lakes, with crisp snow still around the folly.  A lovely walk with my wife.

Busy Buzzard

I watched this buzzard at The Scrape at Sculthorpe for nearly two hours.  Between perching on posts it flew down to the field and jumped up and down, tearing out clumps of soil but never catching anything that way.  It used its beak to collect food from the ground.  

More Winter Birds

Ann was teaching in North Norfolk, so I visited the Hawk and Owl Trust Reserve at Sculthorpe.  The little birds were shot on or near the feeders, the top one being a Lesser Redpoll, the warden told me.  Then it's Brambling, Bullfinch, Long-Tailed Tit (never seen one eating from its claw like that) Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Siskin with Goldfinches, Redpoll again.  Finally, Magpie, Lesser Egret and Coal Tit.