We are on our way to Papworth for my scan.
A few miles before Buntingford I spotted a sparrowhawk sitting hunched on a fence post. I suppose with all the snow times are hard for him.
We are traveling on the A10 and we are two miles short of Royston. We pass a red kite hovering at head height over the roadside verge.
Entering Cambridgeshire we pass a large field with a light covering of snow. I was delighted to see a flock of green plovers, also known as lapwings, and as they petered out so a flock of sheep came into view. They were clustered mainly along our side of the field where the green grass showed -- the rest of the field was snow covered and only a few intrepid sheep had braved this area.The snow in wooded areas, especially where the ground is banked, is reminiscent of swathes of springtime snowdrops, as the snow covering is minimally broken by twigs or leaves showing above.
Passing Cambourne and Caxton we encountered a squirrel crossing the road. Panicking, he ran to and fro on the road. We were too close to dodge him, and my heart was in my mouth as we drove forward, but at the last moment he lay still in the road and we passed right over him, and he lived to see another day.
