It's the "aw" time of year...

With the sun shining and the wind now coming from the South West promising a warmer day (about 12 degrees C!) I headed off for Bushy - it was just too good not to go out.

The Egyptian Geese Goslings were running around and looking very... erm.. cute!

In the morning sun, these two Jackdaws posed.

By now I'd bumped into Norman and we headed off to the Wild Woods! (my name, not Bushy's)

Here should be Treecreepers, Woodpeckers and Wrens. Heard Green and Great Spotted Woodies and dipped on a Treecreeper in this area. But one of two Wrens was singing its heart out in the brambles around us. He didn't stay visible for long but I managed to grap these shots when he appeared.

I then wandered over to the pond. The two dancing Great Crested Grebes that were there the other day were not there now. This is the second time I've NOT seen them - I suspect that they've moved on to somewhere better to have their nest...

Two grey Herons landed not far from me and were intent on looking for food..

Nothing forthcoming, this one decided to demonstrate his "attitude" ..

and then had a preen.

On my way back to the carpark, I was walking along where I'd seen Reed Buntings last Spring and... low and behold!!

Nearly there now with a quick look at the pond... it seems over-run with Coots, the majority of which were fighting - off to the car and food shopping!