Sunday – Leominster – A wet, grey, murky day. Jackdaws and Wood Pigeons sit on rooftops in pairs. Onto the railway bridge. Robins are singing all around. Rabbits bounce up the old track below. Onto Butts Bridge. The water level in the River Lugg has fallen considerably from last week’s high. The water has lost much of its soil and is now a grey-green colour. More Robin song and the resident Song Thrush repeating his notes. Back to the foot of the railway bridge. Wild Arum leaves have emerged.
Into Pinsley Mill. Another Song Thrush is in full flow across the railway. A Great Tit calls and a couple of Redwings are feeding on the remaining haw berries. One is chased out of the bush by a couple of Magpies but soon returns and is joined by a Blackbird. Into the orchard. There is still a surprising lack of birds feeding on the fallen apples. At the corner of the churchyard Daffodil flower-heads are appearing. The water level in the River Kenwater has also fallen by several feet. Fresh mole hills have been thrown up in the churchyard. More Robins and another Song Thrush are proclaiming their presence. Bell ringing practice starts.