A cold morning today with frost on the ground and a real chill in the air. Henry and I walked around the plantation area of the Hanglands from 6.20-7.15am.
The key feature of a walk here at this time of year is just the sheer volume of bird song. Willow warbler in particular are abundant, but there are also good numbers of whitethroat, blackcap and chiff-chaff although I didn't hear lesser whitethroat today.
There were just two nightingale singing - one to the north of the plantation, towards the northern hunting tower and one in the Hanglands proper through the southern gate from the plantation. Also two purring turtle dove and one singing grasshopper warbler.
No cuckoos to be heard, but then it was very cold!
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