Breeding Birds

Whilst the skylarks are clearly now establishing their breeding territories along with the chaffinches and the song thrushes, the only birds I have seen actively nest building are the magpies, which have been active in their prolonged nest building exercise for some weeks, and today I also saw a hen blackbird collecting materials. No doubt, further afield, there will be rooks and herons on nests, but these are the only birds seen actively nest building in this area.