Hornsea Mere South Side

March to date - 174 miles
Year to date - 498 miles

Another lovely, fresh day here on the East coast with a cool north easterly breeze blowing any last vestiges of cobwebs that may still be clinging on to my head.

The ground is nice and firm and easy to walk on without dodging around the boggy bits. The only dodging being done is avoiding other people on the footpaths.

No unusual birds or mammals were seen this morning so nothing exciting to report, but it is still feeling great to have the warmth of the spring sun on your back (when you can get out of the chilly wind that is).

Two highlights today. First was a singing Blackcap, my first of the year. It was in hidden by the trees and undergrowth so no chance of a photo but its song was unmistakable as Garden Warblers are still on their way north to us.

The second highlight was a singing Treecreeper. Treecreepers are common birds but you often hear them singing so when this one happened along, singing and flitting into a hawthorn bush I was as pleased as if I'd been told the pubs were opening again.

It flew from the hawthorn onto the base of a tree and slowly walked up it and onto a branch while feeding and singing.
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Treecreeper, along with all photos below

Treecreeper off to another tree

 A Green Woodpecker was yaffling, several Great Spotted Woodpeckers were calling and drumming, Cetti's Warblers were singing and a Common Buzzard drifted over the wood. A perfect spring morning to be out walking and taking my mind off the awful situation the whole world is in right now.

Normality can't return soon enough for me!!