Alton, Hampshire Wildlife: Snow

Sunday 24 January 2021

Snow

A couple of inches of snow fell bang on schedule from 8 am on 24 January.

Dunnock and House Sparrow on the fence...

Male House Sparrows dominating the fat balls...

Alton from Brick Kiln Lane...

Buzzard and Red Kite circling over Alton...

Spectacular numbers of berries on this Holly - attracting Fieldfares...

Spot the Buzzard...

Alton Wildlife Blog

The purpose of this blog is to report on the wildlife of the area around Alton, Hampshire, UK.

All types of wildlife are covered, within an (approx) 15 mile radius of the town. This encompasses a wide range of habitats, including woodland and farmland, the prime heath-land of both the Wield and the Thames Basin, chalk download, and river valleys such as the Wey and Itchen.

Within Alton itself, then Kings Pond and the Flood Meadows are of particular interest.

If you have a similar interest in the area, then we recommend Alton Natural History Society, which runs a programme of indoor meetings in the winter, and outdoor field meetings from spring through to Autumn. See http://altonnaturalhistory.webnode.com/ for more details.