Pied Wagtails

The 2007 edition of the Avon Bird Report has just been published, so I've updated my post of 27 December 2008 about large gatherings of pied wagtails.

Cuckoo Pints

The number of cuckoo pints at by the roadside at Kewstoke has now increased to 179 and I'm going to stop counting them.

Last year North Somerset Council mowed the verges after the plants had flowered, but before they'd produced any berries. I only hope that they don't do the same this year.

Waders

The draining of the Marine Lake has exposed a lot of mud that is proving very attractive to waders, although I'm going to have to take another look with a longer lens before I can identify them.

Weston-super-Mare Sea Defences

The next phase of the work has begun. A compound has been built near the Marine Lake and the steelwork for the new sea wall is waiting to be installed. The Marine Lake itself has been drained prior to being dredged.

Weather

According to the Radio 4 weather forecast just before the 1PM news today, the temperature at Yeovilton fell to -9°C last night.

Phenology: Cuckoo Pints

Since January 1 the group of thirteen cuckoo pints at Kewstoke has increased to fifty, whilst the single plant remains alone.

Phenology: Daffodils

Earlier today I saw the first daffodils of the year, all of them in gardens in a single road in Weston-super-Mare.

Phenology: Cuckoo Pints

Walking through Kewstoke again today I counted the cuckoo pints that were growing by the roadside: thirteen plants quite close together and a single plant a few hundred yards away. Not many, I know, but interesting.