Ain't No Drought

Well ok it still is drought, according to the boffins, but you wouldn't have known it. The weather at the weekend had it all... cold and windy, rain and more rain, then spectacular spring sunshine on Monday.

Even so, I managed to notch up my first April records of Swift and Hobby and a few other year ticks to boot. Review later, just a few snaps now.

First - Herring Gulls at Gembling. The wet weather has caused the drain to flood the same fields as in the crazy flood in summer 2009.

And here is the same flood as in the picture above. There is no mud since it's been dry all winter so it may not attract waders but I shall be watching this with expectation anyway.

Spring time! A lovely big patch of Cowslips in Kelk. 

Is it a bird? Er, no it's plastic immitation pigeons. I did a double-take at first then just as I clicked I spotted a rather non-plussed but well camouflaged shooter lurking in the hedge. Doh!

More April later...