13 Apr - A morning visit to Blenheim Palace gardens (1), cloudy but milder and little wind - after some searching, I had reasonable views of 6 Hawfinches, with their distinctive Parrot-like profile, in the treetops in the Secret Garden area. Also seen - several Nuthatches, several newly arrived Swallows, and singing Chiffchaffs.
5 Yellow Wagtails (3-6) were on the grassy banks at Farmoor, and Swallows and Sand Martins were feeding in blustery conditions. A Common Tern was in the flock of Gulls over F2 but I could not find any Little Gulls.
Swallows and Willow Warblers seem much in evidence since the milder winds arrived.
I took the Hawfinch photo (2) last year in the Forest of Dean.
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