Slight thaw today. Everything dripping wet all day.
Fairly quiet on the wildlife front today but all the birds seem to have perked up and are chirping, cooing, squawking etc.
Highlight today was probably a pair of bullfinches that flew up from the roadside into a small tree as i approached. I had a good view of them for several minutes. I often hear them as I go about the village but rarely see any of these gorgeous birds.
There seemed to be blackbirds everywhere today, apart from the orchard gang. Only about 25 there today along with two fieldfares and about 10 chaffinches.
A small party of long tailed tits zitted their way along the hedge at the bottom of the garden, a baker's dozen in fact. Other garden visitors today were several hedge sparrows, a couple of robins, a pair of magpies who seem to spend a lot of time in the hazel tree. A small party of goldfinches and a few greenfinches and a solitary wren made up the small bird tally. Flying over were a few jackdaws, plenty of crows and a high flying raven. A handful of blackheaded gulls visited the field adjacent to the garden.