Another two week absence, this time to Germany, Poland and Italy, has meant that Charente birding has passd me by. We've returned to quite mild weather but with light rain. My gauge tells me that there has been over 25cm while we have been away. This is much appreciated by the mallards who now find that they can swim around in the pond and eat a bitof duckweed. Nine of the original twelve ducklings have survived and they are now almost the size of the adults.
I've heard nothing about the crane migration except for a report of a skein going over Lairiere on Sunday.
Three grey wagtails were at La Poterie pond on Sunday, tawny owls are calling at night including from in the garden; a flock of bramblings visited the garden today, the first this winter . About 40 skylarks were in the field opposite the house this afternon along with a few woodlark. The latter have been singing occasionallyover the last couple of days.
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