Biking Birder I January 30th 2010 A Day of rest

 

30th January                   hear you Knockin'                                                    Dave Edmunds 

                          

               OK, a rest day but I still went birding as the grounds of my B & B were beautiful and the weather was the best yet. The song reference was to me having an extra hour in bed. Well deserved! My breakfast was given and enjoyed later than the B & B had wanted as I eventually awoke from my slumbers.

               Very cold with thick hoar frost that coated every branch and twig creating a dazzling scene in the strong winter sunlight, with not a cloud in the sky, nor any wind in the valleys, I explored the area well wrapped up. Four Fallow Deer and six Buzzards were the reward for an early walk in the frost. The B & B was gorgeous, Stone Cross, near Ashurst, an old farmhouse with timber beams everywhere and a substantial breakfast. At £35 a night, it was money well spent, a beautiful house and so comfortable. Moving on would be difficult!