Jack Harrison wrote:

I wouldn't normally stoop to this level but I have to report that I just sat
outside reading the newspaper in warm sunshine. No top coat, just a single
pullover.

If this were March, I would be describing it as "the first day of spring",
but it is after all, still January.

Jack (in South Cambridgeshire)

There were ladybirds out foraging in our garden yesterday. And I suspect
at least one pair of starlings here have started building a nest!

Lots of stuff is in bud - almost got daffodils out too. A sharp cold
snap now will cause a lot of damage. And this is in North Yorkshire.

Regards,
Martin Brown