Spring still seems to be a long way off at the lake - there are no flowers except a few daisies and everything looks very bare. I was expecting a few hoverflies or bees but as there are no flowers, they are still absent from around here.

The birds were busy though - great-spotted woodpecker drumming and the great crested grebe were braying on the lake. They were joined by the Egyptian and Canada Geese today but little else.

There were a lot more great tit and I heard my first blackcap this spring - they have been in my garden for the last week or so. I also saw a wood pigeon which has been a very rare event over the winter when they are usually one of the most frequently seen birds here. And the kingfishers were busy racing across the lake as usual.

The birds seem to be getting more active now with quite a few pairs of wren and robin. A quick look for fungi on the way found this - I think it's turkey tail: