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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Floods and hail mark summer’s farewell

 

Much of Britain is mopping-up today after a weekend that brought the curtain down on the best summer in seven years.  Torrential rain and hailstones gave the weather a distinctly autumnal feel. Topsy-turvy temperatures accompanied three weeks worth of rain in 24 hours and the first frost – days after the country basked in an 86F blast of late summer sun. Rains in Redcar and Saltburn, North Yorks, forced 60 people to flee their homes and turned streets into raging rivers.  In Cornwall, Falmouth resembled a winter wonderland after an inch of hail. Forecasters say our glorious summer has finally drawn to a soggy close. With scattered showers, the Met Office says conditions this week will be “normalâ€.

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/427979/Floods-and-hail-mark-summer-s-farewell

 

Indian summer still to come for Britain

 

BRITAIN could soon be basking in a two-week Indian summer, kicking off this weekend.  Temperatures may soar up to a balmy 25 degrees in the south. It means that this September could match the late heatwave the country experienced last year. But first Brits will have to battle through a week of heavy showers. Met Office forecaster Alexander Burkill said: “After heavy rain and weather warnings over the weekend, the next week will stay generally unsettled. We’re into autumn and temperatures have dipped."  “But southern parts could see more sunny periods towards the end of the week, and the following week has a good chance of perhaps more of the country seeing more settled weather.â€

 

An area of high pressure will provide a welcome break from the showers. The south will average around 19C with 15C in the north, but “chilly†nights. It follows a damp weekend for some parts which saw dozens of people rescued from floods in the north- east after five weeks’ worth of rain came down in a day. Sixty homes were evacuated on Friday around Cleveland, while, Falmouth in Cornwall was hit by an inch of hail. But 55,000 revellers at Bestival on the Isle of Wight enjoyed sunny spells as Snoop Dogg and Sir Elton John headlined.

 

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/337464/Indian-summer-still-to-come-for-Britain

 

Global cooling GOOD news for polar bears! The Arctic ice pack is 60 per cent BIGGER than it was a year ago.

 

The size of the ice sheet at the roof of the world has long been seen as an indicator of climate change. The amount of ice had shrunk for each of the previous six years, leading to fears of global warming and a rapidly approaching climatic catastrophe. But experts are astonished because, at the end of the 2013 melting season, the ice pack covers nearly a million square miles more than it did last year.  The surprise turnaround has led to a rapid freezing of the north-west passage, trapping up to 20 yachts – some of which were sailing through to protest against the damage caused by global warming. The amount of ice in the Arctic reached a 30-year low this time last year. The recovery has confounded predictions by some scientists, including Wieslaw Maslowski of the US post-graduate Naval School who in 2007 said the Arctic would be “ice free†in summer by 2013. Cambridge University’s Professor Peter Wadhams - a leading ice expert - last year predicted the final collapse of Arctic sea ice in summer months by 2016, claiming a “global disaster†was now unfolding.

 

But figures from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre show ice across the Arctic averaged 2.35 million square miles last month. That is almost one million miles more than in 2012 — but still 398,000 square miles below the average for August. Reading University climate scientist Ed Hawkins suggested it was caused by a violent storm last year breaking up the ice, making it melt faster. This was followed by less volatile weather in the Arctic this year, allowing it to grow.

He added: “Last year was extreme and it was unlikely to be the same this year — but these figures are still lower than any year before 2006.†Dr Hawkins also added a note of caution about this year’s level. He said: “We believe this ice is around one metre thick, compared to around two metres thick between the 1880s and the 1990s — which is still likely to make this one of the smallest three years by volume.â€

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5124775/Arctic-ice-pack-is-now-60-bigger-than-a-year-ago.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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  • Location: HANDSWORTH BIRMINGHAM B21. 130MASL. 427FT.
  • Weather Preferences: WINTERS WITH HEAVY DISRUPTIVE SNOWFALL AVRAGE SPRING HOT SUMMERS.
  • Location: HANDSWORTH BIRMINGHAM B21. 130MASL. 427FT.

and who is this doctor horkins funded by?

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

 

Warm weather boosts Primark
 
The warm summer weather across Europe has accelerated the sales growth of discount fashion retailer Primark, confirming its position as one of the best performing businesses on the high street.

 

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10295414/Warm-weather-boosts-Primark.html

 

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Global warming? No, the planet is getting cooler

 

MORE than a million square miles of Arctic seas have frozen in the past year as a new environmental trend takes hold, dubbed “global coolingâ€.  The extraordinary “reverse†of global warming has led to a 60 per cent rise in ice-covered ocean. Just six years ago, some scientists were predicting that all of this ice would have melted away by 2013. The big chill has persuaded some experts that temperatures will keep falling for decades and throws fresh doubts on claims that global warming will devastate the planet. Details of the latest twist in the debate emerged in a secret memo to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/427980/Global-warming-No-the-planet-is-getting-cooler

 

Ancient lighthouse zapped by monster lightning strike in Devon

 

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/337761/Ancient-lighthouse-zapped-by-monster-lightning-strike-in-Devon

 

Caught on camera: The terrifying moment a freak bolt of lightning struck ancient Grade I listed chapel during spectacular storm

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2416653/Caught-camera-The-terrifying-moment-freak-bolt-lightning-struck-ancient-Grade-I-listed-chapel-spectacular-storm.html

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Heatwave rescues flagging Kingfisher sales

 

The summer heatwave in Britain has helped to stabilise profits for the country's biggest DIY retailer, Kingfisher.  Kingfisher, which owns B&Q and Screwfix as well as Brico Depot in Europe, said like-for-like sales fell by 0.8pc in the half-year to August 3, but this was far better than the 4.2pc drop reported in the first three months of the period as the warm summer sparked a long-awaited rise in sales of outdoor furniture and plants. Total sales rose 4.3pc for Kingfisher from £5.5bn to £5.7bn, helping pre-tax profits to grow 10pc to £401m. Ian Cheshire, chief executive of Kingfisher, said: "After a difficult first quarter, in which sales and profits were affected by record bad weather, we were able to capitalise on the better weather in the second quarter particularly in the UK, to grow quarterly profits and so deliver a broadly flat result across the half. "However, underlying consumer confidence remains weak in our major markets, so we continue to focus hard on our self-help initiatives to drive growth, margin and cost efficiencies." Mr Cheshire said that sales of outdoor products fell 10pc in the first quarter of the year but rose 9pc in the second quarter.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10301081/Heatwave-rescues-flagging-Kingfisher-sales.html

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.

Heatwave rescues flagging Kingfisher sales

 

The summer heatwave in Britain has helped to stabilise profits for the country's biggest DIY retailer, Kingfisher.  Kingfisher, which owns B&Q and Screwfix as well as Brico Depot in Europe, said like-for-like sales fell by 0.8pc in the half-year to August 3, but this was far better than the 4.2pc drop reported in the first three months of the period as the warm summer sparked a long-awaited rise in sales of outdoor furniture and plants. Total sales rose 4.3pc for Kingfisher from £5.5bn to £5.7bn, helping pre-tax profits to grow 10pc to £401m. Ian Cheshire, chief executive of Kingfisher, said: "After a difficult first quarter, in which sales and profits were affected by record bad weather, we were able to capitalise on the better weather in the second quarter particularly in the UK, to grow quarterly profits and so deliver a broadly flat result across the half. "However, underlying consumer confidence remains weak in our major markets, so we continue to focus hard on our self-help initiatives to drive growth, margin and cost efficiencies." Mr Cheshire said that sales of outdoor products fell 10pc in the first quarter of the year but rose 9pc in the second quarter.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10301081/Heatwave-rescues-flagging-Kingfisher-sales.html

Therein, I suspect, lies the truth behind Rent-a-Smirk's economic miracle...

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

 

AUTUMN’S first snow and gales have brought a cold and soggy end to weeks of warm weather.
 
After the hottest summer since 2006, chilly temperatures, rain and wind are now the seasonal norm. The Cairngorm mountains in Scotland even had their first dusting of snow yesterday, with more expected on both sides of the border in the coming days.
 
Temperatures in other parts of the UK will struggle to climb above 50F (10C) for much of next week. But it may not be time to pack away the barbecue gear just yet, as long-range forecasters predict there is a chance of a short Indian summer at the end of September. In the meantime, the Met Office warned that cold, nasty weather was on its way.
 
Forecaster Lindsay Mears said: “Low pressure from Iceland means cloud, rain and strong winds will move south across all areas from Sunday, with severe gales a risk. “It will be cool, with chilly nights and further spells of rain in midweek.†Wintry showers and snow ­were possible in high regions of Scotland. She added: “But there could be good news for the end of the month with the blustery grey skies turning blue again. “It looks settled later in September and probably quite settled into October, with temperatures close to or a little above average and feeling pleasant in the sunshine.†Low pressure from Iceland means cloud, rain and strong winds will move south across all areas from Sunday, with severe gales a risk
 
Fellow forecaster Craig Snell agreed, saying: “It’s going to get warm again with many places, including London, seeing temperatures in the mid-20s centigrade (upper 70s F). It will be feeling quite pleasant but not reaching the dizzy heights we saw in the summer.†Jonathan Powell, from Vantage Weather ­Services, said: “Things will be considerably colder with a wintry edge but there’s a chance we will get mid-autumn warmth later in October.†After last week’s mini-heatwave hit 86F, the summer was washed away by dramatic floods and hail storms at the weekend.
 
Sixty people were evacuated from their homes in Redcar, North ­Yorkshire, as flash floods hit parts of the North. Two drivers had to ­abandon their cars as they were swept away in the floods, which also washed away part of a bridge. At the other end of the country, parts of Falmouth in Cornwall turned white due to a massive hailstorm. And the weekend saw the country’s first frost as temperatures in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, and Redessdale Camp in Northumberland, plunged to just below freezing.
 
Britain basked in 588 hours of sunshine this summer, making it the seventh sunniest since records began in 1929

 

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/428511/Autumn-s-first-snow-and-gales-brings-an-end-to-warm-weather

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

Heatwave rescues flagging Kingfisher sales

 

Winners and losers then?

 

 

Costa sales growth slows amid warmer weather
 
THE hot summer hit sales growth at Whitbread’s Costa coffee chain, the company admitted yesterday. Whitbread revealed that Costa’s same-floorspace sales growth in the 11 weeks to mid-August more than halved to 3 per cent from 8 per cent in the March to May quarter when Britain had its coldest spring since 1962. Andy Harrison, group chief executive, said: “July this year was an absolute scorcher whereas July 2012 was very wet and cool. When it is that hot people want a cold drink rather than a hot coffee.â€
 
The group, which also owns the Premier Inn hotel chain and Beefeater restaurants, said its total sales surged 10.8 per cent in the latest quarter as it opened more stores, hotels and restaurants.

 

 

http://www.scotsman.com/business/food-drink-agriculture/costa-sales-growth-slows-amid-warmer-weather-1-3084411

 

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Storms to cause widespread chaos as 70 mph gales set to batter Britain

 

GALES and rain will lash Britain over a wet and wild weekend that finally marks the start of autumn, forecasters warned last night.  Gusts of up to 70 miles an hour and as much as two and a half inches of rain are expected to wreak havoc.

Those living in parts of northern England and exposed coastal towns were warned that storm-force winds could cause structural damage while torrential rain could lead to flooding. The storms are expected to start tomorrow but will reach a crescendo on Sunday and last into Monday, meaning Britain will wake up to a soggy start to the working week. People were advised last night to dust off their waterproofs and wellies but not to bother with the brolly because it will only blow away. Autumn started officially on September 1 but Britain has enjoyed a prolonged spell of higher-than-average temperatures. The sea change expected this weekend will make it feel much more autumnal but those looking for a ray of sunshine might not be disappointed. Forecasters say October could yet see an Indian ­summer, with unseasonably high temperatures expected.

 

Jonathan Powell, of Vantage Weather Services, said: “Overall, October looks much more settled. November will be cold, although I’d like to scotch the idea that a harsh winter always follows a beautiful summer because that’s just not the case.

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/429062/Storms-to-cause-widespread-chaos-as-70-mph-gales-set-to-batter-Britain

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

The Mail is following on with hyperbole like this:

 

 

 

Get ready for a wild weekend: Britain to be battered by 70mph winds and torrential downpours
  • [*]Met Office say 'wild' conditions are expected on Sunday and Monday [*]Yellow alerts will be in place in Scotland and the North East [*]High-speed winds will be accompanied by cold temperatures [*]Forecasters warn the mercury will continue to drop on Tuesday

 

 

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  • Location: HANDSWORTH BIRMINGHAM B21. 130MASL. 427FT.
  • Weather Preferences: WINTERS WITH HEAVY DISRUPTIVE SNOWFALL AVRAGE SPRING HOT SUMMERS.
  • Location: HANDSWORTH BIRMINGHAM B21. 130MASL. 427FT.

get ready for a mild november reason jp of vws forecasts a cold nov.

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Britain braced for chaotic weather as Force 11 gale winds strike

 

THE first severe storms of autumn are set to unleash chaos across Britain tonight with winds as strong as 70mph felling trees. Forecasters last night said almost the entire country will be lashed with violent gales measuring Force 11 and driving rain. The weather system – caused by a deep area of low pressure over the Atlantic – is forecast to arrive later today but its fury will not be unleashed fully until tomorrow. It will reach a peak tomorrow and last into Monday, meaning a soggy start to the working week. People were advised to reach for their waterproofs and wellies but not to bother with umbrellas because they will only blow away. A severe weather warning has been issued for North-west England, North Wales and Scotland from 3pm tomorrow until midnight on Monday.

 

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/429291/Britain-braced-for-chaotic-weather-as-Force-11-gale-winds-strike

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

 

The 56,000 runners thronging into the centre of Newcastle for the Great North Run have some wet weather to contend with - but no one seems to care. Torrential downpours, gusty winds and plummeting temperatures arrived in the region just in time for the start of the race.
 
A yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office will be in place until Monday with heavy rain due just as the runners were starting to assemble. Gales of 50mph will hit some parts of North Northumberland and along the coast and up to two inches of rain could fall but the gusty weather wasn't affecting affecting runners' spirits.

 

 

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/81635/whats-a-bit-of-rain-record-field-braves-wet-weather-for-great

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

BBC weather for the week ahead with Chris Fawkes

 

Staying unsettled

 

Rain at times

 

Cool and Breezy

 

Warmer by Friday don't throw your t-shirts away yet there are signs it could turn warmer next week

 

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
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Weather online's monthly forecast

 

Valid from 15/09 to 15/10 2013
Summer returns?

Issued: Sunday 15th September 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling & Captain Bob

A late taste of summer?

After an unsettled start to the forecast period, there are indications of an improvement by the weekend. This then leads to pressure rising for much of the rest of September and early October with warmer temperatures and drier weather. It may be that it is the second week of October before more unsettled weather returns.


*......21/9/13*

A cool and breezy week overall. There will be periods of rain setting in on the west to northwest winds. It will be feeling cool with showers or longer spells of rain. However, there are indications that by the end of the week pressure is going to be building to the south. This should bring fair and warmer conditions to the south and east by the weekend, although low cloud and drizzle will tend to affect western coasts and hills.

*22/9/13 to 28/9/13*

Settled weather through the weekend for many. It is going to be warm too, and it may be that with temperatures rising into the 20's for some it will be feeling like a late taste of summer. However, more western parts of the UK and of Ireland are likely to have more cloud and the risk of some drizzle, but even here it is likely to become drier into the new week. By the end of the week confidence is lower. However, current thoughts are that higher pressure is probably east of the country with lower pressure to the west. It is probably going to be warm. Dry and sunny weather in more eastern parts as rain tries to break through Ireland and the west of the UK.

*29/10/13......5/10/13*

This week is expected to see pressure being higher than normal to the east of the country once again. It will mean that many areas are dry with sunny spells and should be warm. However, nights are likely to be cooler under clear skies and frosts could occur. More western areas are likely to see some cloud and rain at times, especially earlier in the week, although as the week progresses it should become drier here too.

*6/9/13......12/10/13*

 

There are signs that pressure stays mainly higher than normal through this week. It could be that a ridge east of the country brings more dry weather and sunny spells, together with warm conditions. There is the risk of some fronts brushing western and northern Scotland, as well as Ireland bringing some cloud and light rain here.
Note that with any clearer nights temperatures could fall sharply, leading to some frosts, together with the threat of morning mist and fog.

*13/9/13......19/10/13*

 

Probably turning more unsettle during this week as high pressure collapses away into Europe. Winds will likely turn more westerly with outbreaks of rain spreading from the Atlantic and affecting all areas.

 

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=monthahead&DAY=20130915

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
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Chaos warning as 70mph ‘weather bombs’ sweep in

 

FIERCE Atlantic storms – known to experts as “weather bombs†– are set to bring chaos to Britain this week by unleashing gale-force winds and torrential rain.  As the UK starts the week under a blanket of rain, forecasters warned of even worse to come, with the whole country in the firing line. Further bands of rain and storm-force winds are due to sweep in as the Atlantic rattles in one low pressure system after another. Today, heavy rain will batter most of the UK with the autumnal misery compounded by gusts or severe gales above 70mph in places. More of the same is forecast for tomorrow, before a slight lull on Wednesday and normal service resuming again on Thursday with rain sweeping west to east. The only glimmer of hope in an otherwise washout week is that the weekend offers some improvement with temperatures in the South-east potentially reaching 70F (21C).

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/429792/Chaos-warning-as-70mph-weather-bombs-sweep-in

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Met Office hands £1MILLION in bonuses to staff... just for getting weather right

 

You might think that predicting the weather correctly is a fairly basic requirement for a forecaster. But at the Met Office, getting it right is apparently such a shock that its staff have had to be rewarded – with almost £1million in bonuses. Figures released today show forecasters have shared a huge windfall after they met accuracy targets for public forecasts and weather warnings last year.  The weathermen and women have, however, been accused of a series of high profile blunders in the past, leaving critics to question whether they really deserve a bonus for just doing their job. In total last year the Met Office handed staff £2.7million, with £942,000 of this given for meeting accuracy targets.  This is the highest amount paid to staff in bonuses for correctly predicting the weather compared with each of the past five years. Forecasters achieved this with the aid of a new ‘supercomputer’, which costs £8million a year to help with predictions. The Met Office’s chief executive John Hirst was last year paid a total of £185,000, which included a bonus payment of £20,000 – although he took a voluntary pay cut in April last year when his contract was extended. Almost 2,000 staff at the organisation were also given a £346 bonus in their wages as a congratulations for hitting their weather forecast accuracy targets.

 

Jonathan Powell, of independent forecaster Positive Weather Solutions, said it was ‘totally irresponsible of the Met Office not to offer the public long-range forecasts in order not to be seen as getting it wrong’.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421565/Met-office-hands-1MILLION-bonuses-staff--just-getting-weather-right.html

 

Batten down the hatches: Rain, wind and storms to batter Britain as autumn rolls in

 

The UK will be battered with rain and strong gusts of wind today as stormy conditions roll in across much of the UK, heralding the beginning of autumn. Britain faces another week of unsettled weather, with sunshine and showers forecast along with the risk of thunder.  But the mix of warm, sunny weather, along with moisture in the soil after the wet winter, means we could be in line for 'potentially spectacular' autumn colours following the summer, experts have said.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421003/UK-weather-Rain-wind-storms-batter-Britain-autumn-rolls-in.html

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  • Location: Solihull, WestMidlands, 121m asl -20 :-)
  • Weather Preferences: Cold and Snow -20 would be nice :)
  • Location: Solihull, WestMidlands, 121m asl -20 :-)

MAIL ONLINE Monday, Sep 16 2013

 

WILL WE SEE A FREEZING WINTER? FEARS OF COLD SNAP AS WHOOPER SWANS ARRIVE EARLIER THAN NORMAL.

Whooper swans have started arriving at a wildlife reserve a week earlier than usual - suggesting Britain will have a freezing winter, according to folklore.

Two of the swans arrived at the Ouse Washes in Welney, Cambridgeshire, last Friday - but are normally seen at the end of September.

The adult birds were spotted at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve, which holds the UK’s largest roost of whooper and Bewick’s swans.

It is the third year the swans have arrived early - and the last two years have seen freezing winters, with some of the coldest weather in a century.

‘The first whooper swans were spotted on Friday, which is around a week earlier than normal,’ said Leigh Marshall, centre manager at WWT Welney.

‘They have had a colder than average year in Iceland where they breed and there was a north westerly wind last week which brought them over.

‘Their early arrival suggests we are in for a cold winter, according to folklore. It has certainly proved correct the last two years.’

 

 

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