Today, Thursday 24th, has been the 4th really warm day in a row, after a spell with a cold east wind and grey, chilly days before that and real snow early in the month. Suddenly everything is happening at once: loads of bees in our garden, grasses coming up into flower, hedgerow flowers all bursting out, and the dawn chorus is suddently a shout. All in 3 days! Do you remember April last year? It was hot like July, and later on, we had April in July with lots of rain. Not so this year, but I thought it was March that was supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. This year it seems to be April. Today, in spite of warm sunshine, we had a hailstorm with thunder and lightning, then hot sunshine again. This global heating is fascinating! Also scary!
What are you all doing about it?
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The weblog below is for naturalists to use to report interesting sightings, ask questions, report on field meetings and generally post pictures and any information or questions generally relevant in some way to the wildlife and geology of Essex. You will need to register and be logged-on to post to the forum, and you need to upload pictures first, for use in posts. Find out more