FOR THE BIRDS

I try to keep bird feeders going in the garden and throw out bread and keep the bird bath clean, etc.  But all I seem to get is the neighbourhood cats.  A couple of weeks ago, I took part in the Royal Society for the  Protection of Birds garden survey, which involves watching the garden for an hour and letting the RSPB know which birds land there.  I only saw 4 birds all day!

Occasionally though, while the cats are all sleeping after lunch, I manage to attract a few garden birds which makes it all worthwhile.  Yesterday I had a surprise - a flock (?colony) of seagulls arrived and fed on the lawn.

As we're about 25 miles from the nearest coast, I guess it was stormy at sea.  Or do gulls feel the cold too?  I shouldn't have liked to dip my toes in the sea yesterday.  Or maybe they especially like stale white cobs?