Spring felt like it had arrived yesterday although today was a lot more chilly.  It is lovely to see the bulbs coming up and the field behind our home is full of new lambs.  The new bird feeder that AJ made is attracting bluetits and what look like chaffinches.  The chaffinch is the UK's second most common breeding bird and apparently doesn't feed openly on bird feeders.  The ones we are getting don't stay long and seem to prefer the seed that has fallen on the ground below.  We bought our lard balls but next time are going to try making these bird cakes.