Grey morning, brighter later.
Another fairly quiet day for birds, although it is now much milder, even some sunshine this afternoon. The garden has produced it's usual mix of visitors today. Wood pigeons and magpies in the bottom hedge, robins, hedge sparrows and wrens mooched about in the shrubbery. Green and gold finches sang from the whitebeam tree. The jackdaws and a couple of crows were stalking about under the oak trees on the green near home. There were plenty of grey squirrels in evidence today obviously well awake from any winter slumber. They were being very active chasing about the trees.
A small paddock that I pass on my usual walk contained 10 blackbirds feeding with only one flying up as I appeared round the corner. The nearby orchard only revealed two chaffinches today, with one collared dove flying away as I approached. Several starlings were perched on some telephone wires, mostly flying off as I came into view. Two nuthatches were in evidence in some oak trees making a lot of shrill calls as I passed. Only one buzzard sighted today, soaring over the Forest.
Another day done.