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We have been hearing and seeing plenty of frogs in our pond since first week of Feb which is now a mass of sporn     ,the snowdrops that were out in Jan, have now gone over  ,, as have some of the crocus and daffs, the blubells in our woodland may well flower soon as they are very advanced,

A pair of Bluetits are "tapping" one of our nest boxes, quite noisy and a problem now as it's on an apple tree due for pruning. Looks like it will have to grow even more this year.

So much is out in the garden now, leaves emerging on hedging and trees. Just hope we don't get a cold snap.

No frogspawn in our pond, we had to close net it due to new dog arriving. But we've got frogs and toads around so we're not without their company.  🐸

Went for a walk with brother and SiL on the heath near their house. Saw a pair Dartford Warblers. They said there are 2 pairs in that area. We also heard and saw our first Chiffchaffs of the year. These were newly in as brother said they haven't had any overwintering this year.

Good spot, WN. Nothing as fine up here but plenty of Yellowhammers along the hedgerow when I'm out each morning. And pairs of Red Kites circling over the fields and site too.

The chiffchaffs have arrived here and today we had a black redstart male and a common redstart male on the field  also some butterflies about as the sun came out this afternoon and much warmer up to 20C after two weeks of dull and wet weather.

I've seen in the newspaper that a man who owns a fishery has been jailed for 2 months for killing an otter 

Was clearing out some debris from the pond with a net, emptied it and thought I'd got a water snail too, delighted to find it was a small newt. Couldn't 'rescue' it as it quickly buried itself 😂. Delighted to find it, we have crested newts so could be one of their offspring or a common one - far too fleeting a sighting to be sure. The water whilst very chilly is beautifully clear. Nice clump of frogs spawn arrived the day before yesterday, hope some survives.

We saw our first wild Cowslip of the year, as well as lots of Primroses the other day by Rutland Water. Today there were many Wigeon, Tufted Ducks, and some Gadwell on Fort Henry Lake when I passed, and from the bird hide saw Nuthatches, and numerous Tits including Long Tailed and Willow Tits.

Reed bunting and brambling in the garden this morning. It’s always late winter / early spring when brambling turn up here, and they sometimes hang about until April.

As an “over 70”, if I’m under house arrest for the rumoured next 4 months, will have more time to see what’s about! 🙂