1st February

Cyclists on the central path.

Robin and a light dusting of snow.

Robin.

Sun rise through the trees in Graveney wood.

Planes racing across the sky in Furzedown.

After my brief trip away, it was great back over to the common. Double bonus after the hot weather in Africa as there was a light dusting of snow. It was a crisp fresh morning and a couple of Redwings were seen immediately flying over Furzedown. The Blue and Great tits were abundant through out Graveney wood and several Great spotted woodpeckers were seen there. My main motivation was to get over to see the Robins who leapt out immediately. There seem to be at least six individuals just in the one area (the beach area of the pond) alone. Also there, Chaffinchs could be heard singing as could Greenfinchs and Dunnocks. Another singing Chaffinch was heard on the way over to Cafe wood, is it that time of year already? In the wood itself, there was another Chaffinch and lots of Great and Blue tits and some very active Great spotted woodpeckers. A single Nuthatch was also seen, but the highlight was to see both Little owls sitting out sunning themselves, within a few feet of each other.