The sun shone for the third day in a row on Monday 3rd with these
snowdrops and
winter aconites making the most of this mild winter weather at the East Mersea churchyard.
There was a small patch of
lesser celandines in flower beside the Rewsalls marshes at East Mersea - the first ones of the year I've seen. Many of the flowers looked rather bedraggled having taken a hammering from some of the heavy rains last week.
The Rewsalls marshes were very waterlogged which provided good dabbling conditions for 300
brent geese.
Also on the wet pastures during the high tide were 100
curlew, 10
redshank and a
bar-tailed godwit.
Noted in the area were 200
wood pigeon, kestrel, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, 5
skylark, rock pipit, meadow pipit, 20
goldfinch and 5
reed bunting.
The mild winter has brought forward the spring emergence of
elm flowers on these twigs that were noticed close to Coopers Beach.
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