few of us will look back on this time with any fondness. but there are some opportunities to learn, to discover, and to make new friends. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. you re watching a bbc news special coming off the back of the downing street press briefing. our health correspondent katharine da costa is with me. what struck you during the briefing this afternoon? dominic raab obviously started by saying that the majority of people had followed the guidelines by staying at home over the bank holiday weekend and he thanked nhs staff who had been working over the holiday period. he said that although this has been a sobering death toll, there were early signs that things were starting to improve but we are not passed the peak yet. he talked about the lockdown and said that sage
daily exercise, set yourself a challenge. try and listen to birdsong on exercise and try to identify a new bird call everyday. birdsong on exercise and try to identify a new bird call everydaylj am identify a new bird call everyday.” am doing that every morning when we go out for a walk. he says what is that bird? and i get it wrong very often. i am trying. i am getting there gradually. less traffic and more time on hands means the opportunity to look round a little bit more matter where you are. when swifts co m e bit more matter where you are. when swifts come try and find out where their nesting. look at the tiles. even in flats, there are little and crannies that swifts are in. it is lovely to watch them going back to their nests. few of us will look back at this time with any fondness. but there are opportunities to learn, discover and to make new friends.
if you‘ve got time and you can look out the window, when swifts come back, try and find out where they are nesting. look underneath roof tiles, even in flats. there are little nooks and crannies that swifts are in. it is lovely watching them go back to the nest. few of us will look back on this time with any fondness. but there are some opportunities to learn, to discover and to make new friends. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. we were talking about robbins. i have a friendly one right next to the kitchen, next to the kitchen window. it is building a nest. you can see him coming and going. it isa pair, you can see him coming and going. it is a pair, actually. very tuneful. they say robins represent a spirit. i don‘t know. what have you been noticing, let us know.
trying, i‘m getting there gradually. less traffic and more time on our hands means the chance to look around like never before. no matter where you are. so if you have got time and you can look out the window, with the swifts comeback, try to find out where are nesting. look under the roof tiles, even in flats, there are little nooks and crannies that the swifts are in and it is lovely watching them go back to the nest. few of us will look back on this time with any fondness, but there are some opportunities to learn, to discover, and to make new friends. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. so many of us have got robins in the garden at the moment. let‘s talk to kate humble, who joins garden at the moment. let‘s talk to kate humble, whojoins us this morning from monmouth. good morning. lovely to see you. thank you for talking to us on breakfast. you live ina very talking to us on breakfast. you live in a very rural place anyway so are things noticeably quieter at the
brushing northern ireland and into the north west of the great glen primarily. elsewhere, we keep some sunshine and again, relative spring warmth with highs of 16 degrees. the change will come towards the end of the week as that weather front continues to sink south. it is going to wea ke n continues to sink south. it is going to weaken off and we are not expecting any significant rain, just the odd spot or two as it pushes south, but more importantly it introduces a change of wind direction to a cold northerly source. as we head towards the weekend, you will notice the difference in the of the weather, although for many it will stay predominantly dry. hello, i m kasia madera, this is outside source with the latest on the coronavirus for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister announces strict new curbs on life in the uk to tackle the virus i urge you, at this moment of