Japanese Butterbur

More evidence of early Spring. These appear in February/March each year at Trentham Gardens.

I've also heard my first chiff chaff this year, another Spring visitor.

Birds spotted:

Mute swans
Geese - Canada & Greylag
Ducks - mallard, tufted, mandarin
Herons
Cormorants
Chiff chaff
Crows
Magpie
Dunnock
Robin
Nuthatch
Magpie
Tits - blue, great
Goldfinches
Great Crested Grebes
Coots
Little Egret - 2 - maybe a pair??