Not much

Fairly uneventful in the garden just now.

The Siskins have been seen at the Nyjer seeds on several occasions. There are quite a few Blackbirds around just now and some are tamer than others. One walked into the kitchen today looking for more sultanas as the ones we leave on a plate outside had all gone. A couple of the males will quite happily feed from my hand.

We are optimistic about there being a Blue Tit nest in one of our boxes as a bird is going in and out of the box from time to time and staying in the box for long periods. It shouldn't be long before we know for certain. If there are chicks hatched then there will have to be a constant supply of caterpillars to the box.

Meanwhile, at the Ospreywatch centre I can confirm that the same pair have returned from West Africa to their man made nest and have successfully mated again and they are currently incubating at least two eggs. Last year they raised 2 chicks, two years ago they raised 3 chicks.

There are several Herons around just now and I saw two flying side by side above the river one morning this week.