This week to 12th Feb.

On Sunday after the heavy rains of the previous week it felt that Spring is only just around the corner, the ground starting to dry a little but still not enough so Franks walks are still to be onthe beach. Parking at Glyne Gap and a walk along the beach to Bulverhythe with tide almost high there were the usual Turnstones, 15 - 20 Oystercatchers a couple of Grey Plover and 2 Purple Sandpipers nothing except Gulls on the flat calm sea.

With a report of a Slavonion Grebe and a Spotted redshank on the Turnery Pool at Rye on Monday I set off in search in the afternnoon, no sign of the Grebe but I had good views of the Spotted Redshank next to his cousin, showing off his finer, longer bill, his spotted back, and stripe over his eye.

Tuesday the weather is turning colder a walk along the beach found the Grey Plovers. The flocks of Knot and flocks of Oystercatcher

and these Dunlin

 Wednesday saw heavy snow showers and a blizzard as darkness fell giving up to six inches of snow in the morning, with a strong north eastery wind drifts on the Fire Hills were a couple of feet thick, back in the garden the birds were flitting amoung the trees with a pair of Bullfinches putting in an appearance only the second time seen here and a first a Great Spotted Woodpecker.  Friday the thaw has started, at 7.30am 61 Wood Pigeons were in the trees at the back of the garden, on a walk from Hastings along the sea side path over the country park produced nothing of interest except a mixed flock of tits in Warren Glen.