More snow

March has brought another heavy snowfall- up to 1 foot deep in the Pentland hills area, bringing small birds back to feeders in good numbers.

The Bavelaw Marsh reserve has an excellent hide with regularly stocked feeders, which is good for winter visiting Bramblings plus a variety of resident birds - Reed Bunting and Long-Tailed Tit seen briefly on video here with Bramblings at the start, feeding alongside chaffinch.

So many fresh water areas are still frozen, including most of Threipmuir reservoir, the Union Canal and many smaller ponds around the Edinburgh area.

Sheep,deer and rabbits have stripped bark from the base of many trees in and around local fields - must have been a hungry period for these animals.