Spring has Sprung!

My first Brimstone of the year, a fine lemon yellow male, was in flight over the garden on March 12th.  It was a lovely sunny and mild day and another sign that Spring is here!

Continuing the Spring build up of Bramblings, 14 birds were present around the feeders on the 10th, including some males beginning to take on their summer finery.

In fact, finches are much in evidence at the moment, with regular flocks of up to 7 Siskins and the occasional Lesser Redpoll feeding with Goldfinches in the Silver Birch trees.

Also, with the continuing presence of spawning frogs, a Grey Heron continues to try his luck when not scared off by movement from the house.  Having said that a Common Buzzard has not appeared this year to feed on the frogs, a bird swooped in on March 13th and pounced on a poor unsuspecting individual before flying off to feed in a nearby tree.