Spring migrants and flowers

This morning we drove to the nearby village of Shawford to investigate the state of a footpath in in readiness for a walk Martin is leading tomorrow. We walked along the path by the Itchen Navigation towards Winchester. It was muddy, but not impassable. We saw a number of little warblers (probably  Chiffchaffs as we heard them calling)flitting over the water, picking off insects, and also one Swallow. As we approached the bridge where the M3 motorway crosses  the  waterway, we noticed a large, pale coloured, bird sitting  on a post. Soon, it flew off away from us,towards the  water meadows, and our suspicions were confirmed- it  was an Osprey! They are returning  now to the UK ,from West Africa, and stop off at bodies of water to refuel before heading to their breeding grounds,further north.   
This photo is of the trough  I planted last autumn after  my sweet peas had finished flowering in it.