Though we have not had it as cold as some areas of the UK it was more than cold enough last night. This is how the outside temperature has declined over the past week.
Although yesterday only managed a top temperature of 4C it was enough for most of the snow in the village to melt away. What little was left was well and truly frozen hard this morning when we went walkabout. It was -5C at 7 a.m.. According to the latest forecast this cold snap could be with us for another two weeks.
Fine pictures of a delightful bird - I keep hoping that one will turn up on our bird feeders, but no luuck yet.....
ReplyDeleteA lovely little bird. It's not that cool here but I'm less than a mile from the sea. Plenty of snow though.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil. It is always a pleasure to see them arrive in the garden.
ReplyDeleteHello Adrian. I am about 7 miles inland by road - about 5 as the seagull flies. 10 a.m. and still -2.3C with a gentle snowfall.
ReplyDeleteNice to see some Tree Sparrows John, I never seem to find any.
ReplyDeleteHow nice to see the Tree Sparrows visiting again John, they are lovely little birds.
ReplyDeleteIt was -9C here during the night and -6C most of the morning, it has now reached the dizzy heights of -1C and they say we are in for snow on Tuesday!
Hello Jan. It has just reached above 0C here but we now have over an inch of fresh snow and more to come by the sound of things. Not too bad while it is calm but we also have cold winds to look forward to. Good job Bobby has a couple of padded coats.
ReplyDeleteCracking little birds John, and good to see them doing well in your area.
ReplyDeleteInteresting temperature chart. It was definitely freezing last night. :)
Such clear detailed pictures of that sweet bird. I did enjoy seeing your roses on the previous post, even covered in snow! Do you ever pick them for a bouquet? Do they have a fragrance?...not that you'd want to sniff them at the moment as you'd get a whiff full of fluff! ;) Hope it's not too slippery for walkies!
ReplyDeleteHello Glo. The Tree Sparrow always looks so much neater, dapper, than its cousin the House Sparrow.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the rose is scentless and I leave the flowers on the bush. They have very short stalks and it would be difficult to display them. They would make great buttonholes though as they are quite small.
It's slippery out there but the spikes I have for my shoes give me a sure footing.
They are Keith and they do seem to be doing all right round here. Plenty of field hedgerows for them, when they aren't over trimmed with a flail.
ReplyDeleteHello Roy - nearly missed you out. I seem to be lucky that there is a colony of Tree Sparrows somewhere nearby and that they visit the garden during the cold weather.
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