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Happy New Year!
Firstly, I’d like to wish everyone a happy 2010! If you live in the UK you’d have to have been trapped in a time warp not to notice that we are going through one of the worst cold snaps in recent memory. The newspapers are rife with photos of glacial Britannia and warnings of impending doom as we run out of stocks of grit/salt/gas/branston pickle. Still, the children seem to enjoy it and I can’t deny the thrill of waking up to a world turned white.
There’s no denying that this kind of weather can be tough, but it’s even harder for your average resident of the hedgerow, who must eat as much as possible every day in order to avoid freezing to death every night! Of course we humans can help by throwing out food for the birds and beasts, those of you with a surplus of kitchen scraps may find this article on feeding garden birds helpful.
In fact, with food being harder to find and the wild creatures needing to stock up for the night this is a great time to go wildlife watching in your local area. The pressure really is on for the animals to find their food and so they are much less likely to worry about being shy around people – they simply can’t afford to stop looking! This means you may find it easier to get close to wildlife that is normally elusive. The other great thing about snow is that it makes an excellent canvas for animal footprints. If you need some assistance telling a hare from a housecat have a look here and here for some handy guides.
Coming up this month we’ve got the Big Garden Birdwatch all day on Sunday January the 24th in Tŷ Gwyrdd. Come along and take part in the world's largest bird survey and get stuck into some birdie activities.In the meatime why not brush up on your birds by visiting the webcam? See you all soon!
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