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Spring is Sprung

Living at the top of a 500 foot hill it is striking how much later plants come out. My forsythia is now in full bloom while those in Central London are already showing signs of finishing. In particular the buds started to break on by two quince trees this morning. On the bird front the need to earn a living means that I only get a quick look in the garden at the start and end of the day, this morning was fairly typical with a blackbird and a chaffinch vanishing over the hedge when I checked the feeders.

Driving home from the station last night there was a red kite over the Chess valley at Latimer. I thought it might be about to land in the woods but couldn't stop to check as another car was right on my tail.

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