So much for the BBC weather forecast saying that yesterday promised to be the warmest day so far this year. Got out of bed to -2.5C and it eventually reached +6C for a short while. What kept the temperature down was sea fret which kept drifting in from the North Sea. The sea temperature is a couple of degrees below normal for this time of year, somewhere around 4C, so any weather coming from that direction is chilly to say the least.
There seems to be a pair of Robins visiting the garden. Seeing two in close proximity without scrapping is almost certain to be a mating pair. I hope to catch some video of the mating ritual where the male feeds the female but for now I'll make do with this solo shot I took in the morning:
John, you are a little too far north for the BBC forecast to have much relevance.
ReplyDeleteI think anything north of the Watford Gap is uncharted territory for Aunty Beeb complete with the warning Here Be Dragons ;)
DeleteWe have a pair too. He has been entertaining us with his song
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see them pairing up Sue. I must clear out the box they used last year.
DeleteHi John,
ReplyDeleteInteresting that it was chilly where you are, was a lovely warm day here in Reading. Nice Robin photo too.
Also hope you manage to get your email account sorted
I heard that London got up to 17C yesterday. Another cold day here today and mention of snow for next week.
DeleteThe account seems to be under control at the moment as I've changed the password and deleted the contacts list. I don't use that account much so I've stopped it building an automatic contacts list. Now there should be no information for anything to use.