11.00am-12.00pm

1st sign of Spring! 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming to each other! Didn't think they started so early. It was positively balmy this morning at +8 degrees. Lots of other bird activity as they seemed to relish the mild conditions for a change.

2 Robins bathing together in the newly unfrozen 'Old River'. Not seen that before!
Lots of the usual common birds singing.
3 Mistle Thrushes foraging together on the thawing football field

Overhead:
2 Cormorants heading W. Interestingly they both did an unusual mid-flight stall steeply rising up and tucking their heads down for a few seconds at exactly the same time before normal flight resumed. How did they both decide to do it at the exact same time? Not seen that before either!

5 Herring Gull and 1 Great Black-backed Gull together W
16 Redwing (6 W , 10 S)

2.30-3.00pm

1 Grey Wagtail
3 Siskins
3 Teal (2m, 1f)
2 Goldcrest

3-4pm

6 Teal back for the winter as usual (4m & 2f)
The resident pair of Mute Swans now only have 3 cygnets with them. They seem to have chased the other 3 off.

Nuthatch again calling and showing well near garden centre this afternoon.
Also:
1 Sparrowhawk and 2 Buzzard over
3-4 Coal Tits in conifers

The pair of Mute Swans have successfully raised 6 cygnets this year. They started with 8 though. Last year they successfully raised all 8 young.

Kingfisher near Boathouse pub
2 Heron
family of Wrens - 4 young & 1 adult

10.30am
Male Bullfinch - a site first for me!
Also GS Woodpecker still sticking it's head out of nest hole
2 Whitethroat
2 Blackcap
7 cygnets still with pair of Mute Swans
two Mallard broods. One with 4 & one with 10 new young

Hobby over Prince's Park at 6.10pm heading north in the direction of Irlam Moss.
Also the resident pair of Mute Swans on the 'Old river' have 8 young cygnets again - same as last year.
Pair of Tufted Duck here as well.

Water Rail again at 12.20pm and showing well in the wooded overgrown section of the river. Also 1 male Teal and lots of birds singing on a very spring-like day!