With a brisk clear morning I decided that it was time to get out for a little birding after all the rain so a drive down to Rickmansworth was in order. There seemed to be fewer birds on the lake than I would have expected. Plenty of tufties but only one pair of red crested pochard, no common pochard and one or two wigeon although there were a fair number of great crested grebe. A kingfisher was a welcome extra, presumably preferring the lake to the turbid waters of the Colne which was in full spate. Away from the lake birdsong was becoming far more spring like and a wren and a goldcrest were nice suprises.
At home the robins have paired off and I suspect that a wren (or a pair) has settled in the ivy on the side fence. I suspect that it won't be getting the haircut that I had planned to give it a couple of weeks ago if the weather had permitted. The feeders are getting a reasonable amount of activity with goldfinch regular visiters as well as the tits. My stock of fat bars will probably be cleaned out once the starlings hatch.
At home the robins have paired off and I suspect that a wren (or a pair) has settled in the ivy on the side fence. I suspect that it won't be getting the haircut that I had planned to give it a couple of weeks ago if the weather had permitted. The feeders are getting a reasonable amount of activity with goldfinch regular visiters as well as the tits. My stock of fat bars will probably be cleaned out once the starlings hatch.
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