JDog Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 We can’t have had more than half a dozen ground frosts here on top of the Wolds this winter. Contrast this to two years ago when we had already had several lots of snow. The ‘beast from the east’ wasn’t far away. The Hellebores and Eranthis hyemalis are fully out, as are some leaves on the Lonicera and the usual harbingers of spring the snowdrops have been out for a week or so. In the past few days I have heard a Song thrush, a Chaffinch and a Wren and last evening my wife and I saw a Pipistrelle bat. Cock pheasants are growing their ‘ears’ and fighting and some Pinkfeet are flying north (though maybe only as far as the Humber estuary). On Tuesday I watched a farmer friend drilling wheat (I hoped it would be beans), and ground is being prepared for more planting. All of this in January. Not for one minute do I attribute any of this to ‘global warming’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Winter must still be coming though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Listened to a blackbird singing it's heart out at 5am this morning before having another hour or so snooze. We had frosts back in October which is an early start and have had more frosts than normal Edited January 23, 2020 by henry d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Our snow drops are out. Squirrels seem to have been out all the time. I am in the country and I doubt we have had half a dozen frosts. The ground here is mostly still to wet to get on with a machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 No winter weather in the west country so far either, we had snowdrops out before xmas, witnessed a pair of woodies mating last week (although they have been recorded to breed all year round), the herons have started to return to the Heronry (late Jan/Feb is normal though).........and the lawn hasn't stopped growing either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Snowdrops are well early this year by about 3 weeks ive got some really nice ones out at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) I was on the marsh last week, called skein of hundreds of pink feet in from high up, took them an age to decent. Landed in a field too far from me with some greylags. They were heading north. We very rarely get them on the ground here, usually pass over us very high calling as they go. That triangular one is nice OF. Wife commented on snowdrops out here last week when we were walking the dogs. Edited January 23, 2020 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, figgy said: I was on the marsh last week, called skein of hundreds of pink feet in from high up, took them an age to decent. Landed in a field too far from me with some greylags. They were heading north. We very rarely get them on the ground here, usually pass over us very high calling as they go. That triangular one is nice OF. Wife commented on snowdrops out here last week when we were walking the dogs. It’s called lady Beatrix Stanley couple more for you this one is called grumpy one of the 3mark group the bottom one is trym one of the green tip group Edited January 23, 2020 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Farmers busy drilling wheat here too. I have seen this before in January though only for the ground to become frozen and covered in snow in February resulting in poor or no germination. Can't blame them for trying though, the seed has been sat in the store since Autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 OF, I was going to ask you if you knew some of the cultivars. That triangular one is unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, JDog said: OF, I was going to ask you if you knew some of the cultivars. That triangular one is unusual. Would you like some 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, twenty said: No winter weather in the west country so far either, we had snowdrops out before xmas, witnessed a pair of woodies mating last week (although they have been recorded to breed all year round), the herons have started to return to the Heronry (late Jan/Feb is normal though).........and the lawn hasn't stopped growing either. Down here in East Devon we've just had 5 mornings of white grass on the trot and I simply can't remember the last time that that happened. Didn't do the daff's much good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Would you like some 😊👍 Yes please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Been a few frozen mornings in Lancs/ Cumbria but this last week has certainly been warmer. Had a ladybird in the caravan last week, a mozzie in the kitchen at home. Squirrels are busy chasing each other, blackbirds are staking territory's, winter hasn't arrived yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Maybe a yellow one (Wendy’s gold) Mir a nice pleated one looks like a sea shell (diggorey) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Been a warm winter generally, but had three or four days of hard frost which only melted yesterday, really. My fresh felled ash logs were frozen together! Snowdrops out now. I fear winter hasn't finished yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leach Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Just hope it keeps like this soon be in the garden again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Magpies were nesting at Christmas near me. same every year so they can be ready before the peak of the nesting season. But according to wild justice they don't do any damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 This thread reminds me to ask if it is too late to divide rhubarb crowns. Mine are at least a few years overdue for it, and the mild weather has meant that the first stalks are already growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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