The overnight snow had mostly been washed away by rain by the middle of the day. However the weather did not deter the birds and actually seemed to cause an influx of feeding birds and an increase in singing birds. Locally exceptional numbers of Black-headed Gulls, Jackdaws, Starlings and Woodpigeons were feeding on the damp ground, especially on Moulin playing field. A high count of six Goosanders was on the swollen river but the same conditions presumably led to a Kingfisher appearing on Rosshall Park pond. Large numbers of Robins and Great Tits particularly were singing and the back end of Moulin estate was again full of (presumably wintering or passage) Blackbirds.