With 5” of snow on the
ground and punishing frosts at night, it’s been touch and go on starting the
vehicles.
The Blue tractor got
going just in time to feed the kites yesterday as the normal one wouldn't even
turn over after 4 hours of battery charging. I'm sure in the current weather the
kites would not have minded if I'd used any sort of transport for the meat as
they poured in. The movie below is quite short but will give an idea of the
numbers of grateful birds attending the feeding session.
A coach made it up to the
farmyard yesterday - much to everyone’s surprise, as 2 wheel drive cars are
still unable to get up the bank.
I expect the weight of
the vehicle made for much more grip on the slippery surfaces. Only 4x4s have
been able to come up to the farmyard so the offer from Brynafon still stands -
their car park may be used for 2 wheel drive cars.
Chris Wells, an ornithologist
from Hereford was watching the feeding from a bank overlooking the area and
estimated that a good 600 red kites were present for lunch today.
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