Spring? Nah!

Although DK had 27 Smarties on Sunday, and 5 Chiffs, a Water Rail & a Shelduck, it didn't feel too grand today (Tues).
Wus greeted by Blackbirds all over the "lawns" and 4 Redwing looking for worms in the wet turf. Further along, a Chiff in full sail and a couple of 'Mavis's' just listening for worms or snails. Filled up the empty feeders (nice and sheltered here) whilst the Chiff let me know he was about. Lovely bird - milky underparts and a nice olive on top. Chanced the mud (I got 21mm of rain in my guage) to view the Canada Geese wars. A kingfisher called from the reedy bit of Fingers and on the other side of the path 'busy' Great Tits, Blackbirds and Goldfinches. Down at the "crescent", a female Reed Bunt, a male Gt. Spot looking for some grub in the base of the willows, a Gt Tit enjoying the nectar from the willow catkins and a splendid male Chaffinch pronouncing its claim to the area. Over 'big fingers', 7 Smarties, my first for the year.
The Leat was well up (slalom gate open) and the Navigation was surcharging the pipe and filling Fingers. We've just seen Fingers "settled" and now it's filling up again! No Herons; just the usual Moorhens trying to sort out where to build a nest. I did hear a 'whickering' Dabchick. The Green Woodpecker was doing a surreptitious [big word just for John] tune on the box - or it is just getting pissed off with getting nowhere. Round the corner, more Chiffs, Robins bursting with song - until the Long-tailed Tit trilled a warning. Over went the female Sparr, the silence ceased and the Robins carried on, back from the beginning of the page. One thing I did notice, and that was the unusual number of Pied Wags around today, maybe half a dozen.