February 1st

Well it’s already the 1st of February and we cannot remember where all January went.  Doesn’t time fly when one is enjoying oneself?  We’ve had snow; temperatures of minus nine degrees centigrade at night and up to thirty one degrees during the sunny afternoons.  The bird table has had as much traffic as the airport at Heathrow with more variety of wildlife than usual.  However, a 'Goldfinch' and a 'Greenfinch' were taken as lunchtime snacks!  Its basically Tipsy teaching Fiflea how to hunt.  Fiflea has plenty of stamina  but lacks any stalking skill at the present.  But she does try.  The longnosed shrews appear to have kept well underground after a couple of their number were taken as trophies.  Hopefully, Spring will be here soon raising the outdoor tempratures and we look forward to the return of the swallows, swifts and martins.