Ring in the new !

 It's the second week in January and this colour rung Spoobill became the 56th bird to be seen from the garden in 2012, as it circled over the saltings before settling down on St Osyth marsh. From the combination of colours on the rings, we can tell that it was rung as a chick in Germany in July 2011, after which it visited Havergate Island in Suffolk and Holland Haven Country Park in October.

This week has seen some spectacular displays of colour at dawn and dusk, looking west from the garden Bradwell Power Station was lit up with an ominous glow !