Bluebells well out. Plenty Ramsons out with their strong garlic fragrance. A couple of Wood Sorrell now out as well as the plentiful Wood Anemones. Carpets of Opp.Lvd Golden Saxifrage.

Good number out around the pond in the Willows area of LBM

Much Garlic Mustard (Jack-by-the-Hedge) out along verges Croston to Eccleston

Garlic Mustard out along verges Croston to Eccleston. Also good shows of Ramsons too.

'Haze' of Bluebells developing now in wooded area across from Holy Cross School above R.Yarrow

10.30 -12.30 Now good displays of Primroses and Marsh Marigolds Withnell LNR. L.Celandine, Wavy Bittercress, Gorse Wrens, Blue & Gt.tits, Song Thrush, Robins, many Blackbirds, Chiff-Chaffs , Flock Jackdaws, 3 C.Crows, 1 Raven over, W.Pigeons, House Sparrows 2 Canada Geese on Shale Hole 3 Grey Sq...

and Grey Wagtail near weir and 2 magpies 'shouting' at 2 squirrels

2 Brimstone butterflies in and around Plock Wood at Mid-day
1 Bluebell out in Plock Wood

2 seen today (not together) 1 in Plock Wood , 1 along Lower Burgh Way at edge of P.Wood

22/3 40+ now flowering Burgh Lane End

Magpie, Robins, Blue, Gt & l.T Tits, Song Thrush singing, W.Pigeons, Chiff-chaff, TreeCreeper, Gt.Sp.Woodpecker(f), Pr. Bullfinch, C.Crows,

Opp,Lvd G.Saxifrage (abundant), Several patches Wood Anemones now well out, L.Celandine, Dogs Mercury

Scarlet Elf Cups still impressive

Early Bumble Bee

Small Lodge - 2 C.Geese,5 Mallard, 1 Coot Big Lodge - 2 C.Geese, 15 Mallard, 2adult + 2 Juv Swans , 9 B'Hd Gulls , 3 Coot, 1 Moor hen, Pr.Gt.C. Grebe, Top Lodge - 1 Mallard, 2 Coots, Pr Mandarin on feeding stn then off into channel through reeds Other birds- 2 Magpies, 2 Nuthatch, Robins, B'Birds, W...

2 flowering Burgh Lane End

2 with upward facing flowers open - 20+ in bud. Burgh Lane End (12.30)

Tree Creeper in Plock Wood.
Also 2 Buzzards over. Later one flying low around Willows area of LBM.