Rainfall: 90.1 mm

Temp High: 10.5^oC on 16th

Temp Low: -14.4^oC on 5th

Temp Average: 1.4^oC

This kestrel was watching the birds around our bird feeders from a short distance away.

We've had 40cm of snow. The white conditions made our newly renovated house look particularly colourful.

As previously reported, we only seem to see house sparrows on the 1st January (in 2015, 2016 and 2024) - and this year one showed up again. It certainly seems that the fireworks are what is bringing them down here. This one was extremely nervous and I couldn't open the window to get a decent photo.

I've included a photo of a coal tit as he didn't mind me opening the window at all.