update

Hawthorn wood today had two male blackcap one in full song the other only managing desultory chatter. Also pairs of jays and sparrowhawk and singing chiffchaff at waterbridge.
The stadium had a redpoll and 4 siskin.
The rook estate now has 18 nests.
It was very noticeable how many song thrush were seen some carrying food suggesting mate's incubating.  It will be interesting to see if they are the first to produce young (even in last years cold I found two fully fledged young in a highland glen in mid may!) although one would expect the first visible young to be mallard or even moorhen whose reduction in numbers is probably down to sitting birds.