The recent 'mini beast from the East' on 17th, 18th & 19th wasn't at all mini; we actually had more snow here than with the 'main one' at the beginning of the month! At 03:30am on 19th we had over 8 inches settled on the garden table but thankfully the roads etc were warmer this time around so less built up in most places. There wasn't a particularly significant movement of birds over Colyton like there was at the beginning of the month, but there were just about triple figures of Redwings as well low hundreds of Starlings and Fieldfares all heading West. A few Meadow Pipits were grounded around the town but other than that I didn't see much of note. With some work and a small amount of birding done I did a pretty standard snow-day thing and headed to the pub with a mate. Good decision it seems as I managed to win a chicken!
A good look around the patch on Wednesday 21st was a little disappointing. The best of it was as follows:
Seaton Hole - 2 Black Redstarts, 3 Chiffs
Seaton Marshes - 8+ Chiffs
Black Hole Marsh - 2 Gadwall
Colyford Common - 3 Wheatear (all stunning males)
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