ferreted a bit of ground end of last season that held a few pheasant so me and a mate decided to give it a wee walk this morning , bright not to cold but ended up wet late on , right few rabbits about and a noticeable increase in the hare population ( farmer not happy with that , reckons their destroying his newly planted hedgerows ) pheasants not thick on the ground but ended up with 4 cock birds , pushed a couple of hens let them fly , good enough morning . ps think santa needs to buy somebody a new coat