Tuesday 11 February 2014, Gaucin, mostly sunny am, rain pm, fresh W-NW wind, 7C

A crisp, cold walk, just 0C, along Camino de Avedin at 0830hrs produced a single Hawfinch at the top of their favoured Poplar tree, also Song Thrush, European Robin, Blackcap, Sardinian Warbler, Chiffchaff, Wren, Crested Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Serin, Goldfinch and Chaffinch. The Song Thrush, Robin and Wren were all in full song. It soon clouded over and by noon the rain was back with the temperature struggling to reach 7C; so far a classic Gaucin February!