An Early Visit

I went up to Longshaw today to have a look around my nest box survey wood. Some of the boxes had been moved during the Winter and I wanted to check that I could find them before the leaves came out. There were lots of birds singing but not many were visible. A flock of Long-tailed Tits were easy to spot. A heard my first Chiffchaffs of the year - always an early arrival. In a few weeks, our Pied Flycatchers will be with us, hopefully pairing up and moving into the boxes for another set of broods.