Weather

Liam wrote:Lovely dry bright start to the morning down here in the west - it seems to have  been wet for weeks now.
The Red Wings have finally arrived and are feasting on the abundant Holly berries that we have this year. Very few Blackbirds have returned so far this year, which is unusual, but a Thrush has already started singing, albeit brief, in the distant fields.
The sort of things that lift the spirits in this period of gloom.

Our Redwings and Fieldfares must have headed your way as there's no sign of them here,lots of Blackies,some continental ones with darker beaks.
Boaby

Askit wrote:Cold frosty start with rain expected before lunch. Nice weather for a lockdown

Really chilly breeze this afternoon ,still dry.
Boaby

burlingtonboaby wrote:

Liam wrote:Lovely dry bright start to the morning down here in the west - it seems to have  been wet for weeks now.
The Red Wings have finally arrived and are feasting on the abundant Holly berries that we have this year. Very few Blackbirds have returned so far this year, which is unusual, but a Thrush has already started singing, albeit brief, in the distant fields.
The sort of things that lift the spirits in this period of gloom.

Our Redwings and Fieldfares must have headed your way as there's no sign of them here,lots of Blackies,some continental ones with darker beaks.
Boaby

Funnily enough, the Fieldfares only lasted a couple of days here then moved on. It seems there is so much food about, they are spoiled for choice. I thought that all blackies had dark beaks for the first year then it turns yellow?

Damp, cooler morning  starlite sky, correct Tony, however our Filey bird group have reported an influx of migrant Blackbirds coming in over the sea from the east.
These have a slightly longer wing and don't retain the yellow eye ring  like ours .
We have a couple of young male Blackies here with dull Matt black beaks, my beak was blue with the cold yesterday.   
Boaby

burlingtonboaby wrote:Damp, cooler morning  starlite sky, correct Tony, however our Filey bird group have reported an influx of migrant Blackbirds coming in over the sea from the east.
These have a slightly longer wing and don't retain the yellow eye ring  like ours .
We have a couple of young male Blackies here with dull Matt black beaks, my beak was blue with the cold yesterday.   
Boaby

The rain arrived as predicted at 11am and hasn't stopped since, it's also perishing. Just as well, we had parcels getting delivered so yesterdays exercise was walking from the kitchen to the front door and back Couple of dry days on the horizon but getting colder again.

Bright, dry and mild down here for the moment, wet promised to arrive after dark followed by some colder weather tomorrow. We have had a bit of a break from leaf sweeping (mainly Copper Beech) for the last week or so but I notice that the Oak tree is now just starting to shed its leaves - better get the rakes and blower out again!
Really interesting info on the Blackies - thanks for that Boaby.

Just to show the amount of holly berries that are still remaining on our trees at the moment - normally the Blackies and Redwings would have stripped them bare by now! 
At this rate we might have some left for Christmas decorations.

Cool damp morning,not a lot of wind, brief light showers earlier,
Our Cotton eater bushes have tons of ripe berries on too, bite size ones for the Blackies.
Boaby

Dry and cool here with patches of frost. Lots of berries here too but no birds eating them We do a bit of walking when we're away with the van and we have never seen a year with more acorns and horse chestnuts on the ground. Hedge rows were stuffed with ripening brambles, berries and big, fat rose hips. Good year for the wildlife in the countryside.

Damp and still a mild 11C here this morning. 
Does this abundance of berries mean we are in for a very hard Winter?

Askit wrote:Dry and cool here with patches of frost. Lots of berries here too but no birds eating them  We do a bit of walking when we're away with the van and we have never seen a year with more acorns and horse chestnuts on the ground. Hedge rows were stuffed with ripening brambles, berries and big, fat rose hips. Good year for the wildlife in the countryside.

Minds me Tony,several years back we were down in Notts for a van habitation check etc and we had stopped overnight near Marquis, the Aqua park was vast , anyway ,was walking Maisie at the time and came across a massive conker tree ,I immediately went into schoolboy mode and filled my pockets with massive conkers
I security guy must have been watching and he said your not the only old hap who has done that recently,we had a chuckle    ,  seems the school boy games are still in us 60 years later.
Turned dreich now,still mild.
Boaby

Frosty overnight,eased in the early morning , light breeze with sea fret/Har
Boaby

White over with a heavy frost ,car windows iced over ,very Misty but that’s lifting and the sun is just popping it’s head up in the east over the sea

burlingtonboaby wrote:Frosty overnight,eased in the early morning , light breeze with sea fret/Har
Boaby

Mist lifting as the sun take effect, only problem is now the sun doesn't come over the oppersite houses ridge line until next spring.
However looking on the bright side, the Suns out.       Have a nice day, stay healthy.
Boaby

Snap, we've got weather but can't see it yet. Guess it will be ok when the most lifts.

Heavy overnight frost, now thick fog with the tempreture very slowly climbing at just over 1C and the sun is nowhere to be seen yet!

The sun has bunt the mist off and there is not a cloud in the sky, off to Lincoln Hospital now with the wife for her MS treatment

FreelanderUK wrote:The sun has bunt the mist off and there is not a cloud in the sky, off to Lincoln Hospital now with the wife for her MS treatment

Take care Chris , mind your face mask 
Boaby

Took the wife in for her treatment and then it’s a 3 hour sit in the car in the car park waiting It’s cold sat here

FreelanderUK wrote:Took the wife in for her treatment and then it’s a 3 hour sit in the car in the car park waiting It’s cold sat here

Its times like that when you need you van!! Heat, a brew and the toilet!!!

Shall be taking the van next time for sure cook a dinner and watch a bit of tv with me feet up

Light overnight frost, dry very little breeze,starlite sky, Tawny owls out , calling to one another.
Boaby

Cold and damp but the sun is almost clearing the horizon so it will heat up a bit. Still no birds apart from the mysterious ones eating the nuts when nobody's looking

Frosty, but much brighter start today, less fog (forecast had us down for a yellow fog warning!) and it looks like the sun is about to burn through it. Still no mass invasion of birds eating the berries but we have had a flock of Blue and Long Tail * Inappropriate Word * fluttering around the hedges.

No frost, dry, no breeze, clouds rolling over, Hoolets out again in nearby woods.
Have a nice day.
Boaby