What have you seen

Mrs WN showed me the video Brue. Isn't nature wonderful in all its variety?

The toads in our pond are getting active, have been watching them today, I could see four. It's taken a few years to see them established but we've always found toads in the garden so now they're multplying!

We have frogs Brue, lots of them. We are checking ponds daily for signs of “lurve” action. They catch us out every year, cleaning pond is difficult, they go from lurking around in bottom, keeping warm and safe, to bonking like crazy, so getting timing right to get leaves and other debris out is a fine art. I like frogs though, wouldn’t be without them. Luckily, none of our dogs bother them.

We can hear a few frogs but haven't spotted them yet. Spring is in the air, the local rook colony is nest building in their usual noisy manner. 

First for us this morning. Having a look around garden with binocs, see what’s around, then a red legged Partridge trundles from under hedge. Knew they were around, but haven’t had one in garden before. Seems quite at home😁

Just seen the the first male Redstart outside the kitchen window not sure if it is our resident back from last year.

Blackbirds nest building and a pair of small tortoiseshell butterflies having a bit of a love-in on the garden fence this afternoon in the sunshine (12º)

Same here, nest building. Just seen a Robin carrying material to a box. Our resident Buzzards are busy wheeling and diving above us. No sign of the Red Kites yet.

Out for a walk this morning, alder catkins and pussy willow, magpie nest and meandering stream to enjoy along the way. 

Great photos brue I have seen catkins and pussy willow also we have got wild muscari hyacinths flowering, also on Friday when is was a really warm sunny day about 10 orange tip butterflies that is earlier than last year. No sun today and a lot cooler.  The blackcaps have arrived as well just waiting to hear the chiffchaffs.