Friday 20 March 2015, Gaucin, rain, light W-SW wind, 10C

Nothing to report birdwise as we have been under cloud and rain for the last 72hrs. The last four days have produced as much rain (102mm) as the whole of January and almost three times as much as fell in February. Significant rain was always likely to come, but it's still a bit of a shock when it does! As I write this on Saturday morning it's still raining and there is an amber alert for heavy rain from mid-morning today and also for Sunday; the long-term forecast indicates an improvement from Tuesday onwards, let's hope it's correct!