Snow stopped play

Posted on February 15 2026

I am out birdwatching, although that may not be obvious from the amount of blogging going on.

I am sitting in the window of the cafe at Welney watching what birds there are through the snow and blogging when the snow obliterates the view:

There are around 2,000 pink-footed geese in the distance in that photo, but you will just have to take my word for it. I can't see them in the picture either - but they are out there. So, now you know why I am blogging as well.

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Pilgrim Slight Return says:

February 15 2026 at 1:11 pm

Same here – snow on the tops though in Derbyshire, albeit turning to rain and mud.

As regards binos – 10 x 42 or 10 x50 for birding?

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- Richard Murphy says:
  
  February 15 2026 at 2:21 pm
  
  I use 8×42. The trade off is weight. I like the balance.
  
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Michael G says:

February 15 2026 at 1:28 pm

The geese are in the sunlit uplands.
Next Richard will be telling us the benefits of Brexit are just over the horizon.

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- Richard Murphy says:
  
  February 15 2026 at 2:19 pm
  
  🙂
  
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