Anything is Better Than Nothing

 A more than acceptable early start to the day as at 04:30 the yaffling of at least one, but maybe 2,

GREEN WOODPECKER
could be heard from the direction of the Farm Yard while at first light

it was just a 'single' that graced the tennis court a regular feeding ground
and a First for the Year. 

With the overnight air temperature just maintaining double figures again there were most welcome returnes from the Moth Traps

as within the first was this

MINOTAUR BEETLE

while in the other our second Macro of the year a single

DECEMBER MOTH

It was soon found that the Pochard had also abandoned ship with just about the only single representative at the Main Pond being this mist-soaked

ROOK
With all other watercorses still ice bound we felt lucky in finding another First for the Year

CANADA GEESE

taking the 'high ground' at the Gravel Pit and

later along the course of the Moors River and while none of these really qualified as 'good finds', despite their addition, we then arrived at a birdless Moor.

Given that, our attention then turned to the
  Guardians of the Moth Traps (firstly Belted Galloway and Shetland)

as they disappeared into the rapidly clearing day

but we should not leave the

OLD ENGLISH WHITE
out of the frame.
Suspicions of a Dartford Warbler en-route to the
Rare Breeds Goat Enclosure

were abandoned due to lack of conclusive evidence, but will save until another day,

where all were, unusually, within range and view.

FRENCH ALPINE
(singular)

BAGOT
(x 5)

OLD ENGLISH
(x 3)

WE WILL BE OUT THERE AGAIN SHORTLY LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT
meanwhile
STAY SAFE!