Winter meets summer…….

Spring tends to come a little later here that in my previous garden – we are at almost exactly 200 meters above sea level and the garden faces into the westerly winds blowing over the Long Mynd from Wales.  Still, that really is not a problem as we find that summer seems to last longer too – everything has just shifted forwards a couple of weeks!  What has happened in the garden in the last week though, is winter and summer have collided in terms of the birds here.  Chiffchaffs sing from the wood next door while bramblings and redpolls feed on the nyger seed.  Birds are clearly nest building, especially dunnocks and tits, while fieldfares are still passing through.  An interesting time with much to do in the garden, but also much to distract me!