A bitterly cold week, with more snow in the last few days returning the commons to their picturesque condition. I expect it's killing a lot of wildlife, but the bonus for birdwatchers is that it does bring some unusual birds to notice, and in order to conserve energy they tend to be more confiding. Today there were several lapwings overflying the area, and in School Common within a few yards of each other I found Britain's two smallest birds: wren and goldcrest. How these tiny scraps of life survive a winter like this defeats me, and of course only the fittest of them do.
Speaking of the fittest, even the stalwarts of the SCT volunteers were stood down today, as the ground was too covered in snow and impossible to work. Never mind; it stopped my toes and fingers dropping off!
School Meadow looked particularly attractive in the snow today, with the outdoor classroom furniture wearing think white hats:
And the Pit was also on good form. When I arrived at it a black headed gull was sitting on its frozen surface, but it chose not hang around for its photo to be taken.
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