A spell of relatively mild weather brought back some birds not seen for several months. Most noticeable has been the skylarks which are occupying the lower fields and even engaging in snatches of song. A pair of yellow hammers spent a few days back along the hedgerow where a pair nested last summer. The flock of linnets, although much reduced, is once again feeding on the winter wheat fields.
Sounds of early spring continue to increase in range, with chaffinches joining the song thrushes and hedge sparrows. The chaffinch song is not the full song to be heard in a month or two's time, but it is a sure sign that spring is on the way.
Last night's snow must have come as quite a shock to some of these birds, particularly the blue tits that have been displaying around a nest box and the early building of a nest by magpies. Goldfinches and green finches descended upon my feeders in good numbers today.
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