JDog Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Yesterday in benign weather conditions whilst walking amongst a carpet of Eranthis hyemalis and Galanthus nivalis I heard a song thrush singing followed by a sky lark singing as it ascended. Today in windy, rainy and altogether more unpleasant conditions there are no birds to be heard and the plants have closed their blooms for the day. Edited February 6, 2016 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 yes definately the skylark singing.......as yet to hear that.............the other thing for me is the different sound the blackbird makes ...in the evening...as if to lay out to all and sundry what it is going to do the next day........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Went out to work at 05.45 last week and there was a Caterpillar crawling up the gatepost. Edited February 6, 2016 by KFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Spring one day,winter the next at the moment ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yep whilst walking the dog a couple of days ago, i saw 2 skylarks, but not a song from either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Got a ditch full of frogspawn here and loads of daffs out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 We've still got rain its hell on earth no sign of spring here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) I've had Harvest Plums in blossom for almost a month, not the earliest I've seen it. I've seen them in bud on December 31st in the past. Frost usually gets it when it comes out this early, this year could possibly be different. Edited February 6, 2016 by rjimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 where i walk the dog the primroses have been out for almost 4 weeks, the skylarks are all singing away, the first of the cowslips was out this morning when I walked the dog, loads of trees in blossom, lets hope there are no big frosts or the autumns berry harvest for the birds will be poor, cant remember a spring this early Mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I was looking this afternoon and heared skylarks! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pothunter Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Healthy young roe doe clearly changing into summer coat, a month ago. Never seen anything like this extraordinary mild winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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