Winter returns

Lade - Lockdown Day 49 - cold, cloudy, ne 7 -  What a difference a day makes as the much heralded cold front from the Arctic eventually swept down south delivering a blasting north-easterly wind off the sea and plummeting temperatures. Needless to say I didn`t bother with the moth trap last night.

  This mornings walk out back around the lakes was a non-event bird wise due to the wind strength, although a mixed party of 50 Swifts and House Martins did move quickly through. The bay was a complete waste of time at high tide with a big sea running and virtually birdless.
  Spent most of the day renewing a raised bed in the garden with a Robin for company that is nesting in the greenhouse. The nest is out of view, safely tucked in behind some boxes, but judging from the number of visits by the adults they must feeding hungry nestlings by now.

     My 30 year old rigger boots, courtesy of Transco, finally went to their grave today!