05/11/2017 The birds to my rescue again.......

Maximum temperature 13C, minimum 5C.  9km/h NE winds, 26km/h gusts. 1 mm rain overnight.

Christmas Cactus.

Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) 

Blackbird  (Turdus merula)

House sparrow (Passer domesticus)....

As above...

as above.

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) 

Great tit (Parus major) ...

as above...

as above...

As above.

One night after the full moon.

For those following the South African holiday Part 8 is now on the web HERE

27/02/2016 Birds in the garden, a trip to the hairdresser, and oysters for lunch.

Maximum temperature 14C, minimum 1C. 59 km/h NE wind gusts. The rain has just started!

A thief at the little birds food...

Great-spotted Woodpecker male.

Eurasian collared dove and a Wood pigeon.

Eurasian collared dove.

Wood pigeon.

Have you ever tried staring out a Blue tit?.....

Ha; he has other thoughts....

OK so he gave up :-))

Great tit.

Railway line at Chasseneuil, you  can see the road crossing and the old station back central.

My favourite hairdresser is here.

Lunch time oysters.

18/03/2013 Rain, Rain and more rain

Temperature maximum 7C. Rain measured this morning 7mm and it has rained most of the day.

04/03/2013 A day of Blue Tits!

Maximum temperature 15C but a strong Easterly wind which was quite cool.

12/01/2013 Not a thing happening!!

Temperature Maximum 9C.   Grey and wet all day, 4mm overnight.

I went out to feed the birds,  Nigel did a quick trip to Chasseneuil to buy some flowers for a sick neighbour. Other than that we sat either at the computer, TV or at the table eating!!