During the very cold snap we have been experiencing lately the birds have been swarming round the various feeding stations desperate for any help with food. Unusually we have had blackbirds on the fat balls and the tiny goldcrest appeared fleetingly under the bird table picking up scraps.The ground has been frozen solid and we have had to use alot of force to break the thick ice in their water bowls and this ice is still lying on the ground. Yesterday we had a welcome thaw with refreshing rain and the temperature rose above freezing.However, during the night there was a star studded sky which allowed a sharp frost to settle with temperatures of minus 3C all day today with minus 7C forecast tonight. Fortunately this is not as cold as predicted for England and Wales and the rest of Europe.The red squirrels still appear regularly at the nut feeders. I seem to spend most of these cold days catering to the birds, squirrels, cats and then us.....hopefully making everyone happy.
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