Spring has Sprung, all over the place.

I have always thought that, for me at least, it was the arrival of the Common Redstart that really set spring in action. That red tail bouncing in the hedgerows, the red of the breast and grey back is just the right accessory for the fresh green leaves bursting out all over the country. Euphemistically called the Green.

Mind you they tend not to arrive on their own, as the hedgerows reverberate with the songs of Blackcap, Willow Warbler,Whitethroat and many others along with the over wintering birds.

So an afternoon spent along one hedgerow at Venus Pools produced some exciting results,

and I am sure it will produce a lot more over the next few weeks.

so until then.

Paul