On the morning of the 5th Jan' we all awoke to a covering of snow and freezing temperatures. The day before Sarah and i had been walking the dog in our village when we encountered 100+ fieldfares feeding in a garden on fallen apples. There was a large amount of fruit on the floor so i knew they'd stay for a while, the owner gave me permission to set up my hide and i aimed to try for some shots over the next day or so. 
So of course what with the snow i waited for some brighter skies and set off. The pop up hide and equipment didn't take long to set up and the fieldfares were down soon after, along with 12+blackbirds a few redwings and a lone song thrush. Being in the shade for most of the time the sun didn't glare off the snow so that was a help. After 5 hours and 900+ shots later i called it a day and went home to warm up, only to find out when i turned the heating on for the house the pump went and so no hot water or heat on the coldest night of the year, still i got some shots and you cant beat vodka for warming you up....
