Any signs of spring?

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demi · #211 Post by **demi** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 5:11 pm

Thank you all for clearing that up. I've just had a look for pictures of black redstarts & found this Site:

https://www.oiseaux.net/

Edit: It looks very good & is also available in English.

Chappers51 · #212 Post by **Chappers51** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 6:25 pm

Thé first swifts flew over my garden this afternoon, just 2 pairs and there’s been a hoopoe in a neighbouring garden today and yesterday.

Headers · #213 Post by **Headers** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:55 am

The golden orioles are back. But what do they eat before the fruit has arrived?

basquesteve · #214 Post by **basquesteve** » Wed Apr 22, 2026 4:12 pm

They are omnivores it's only later in the Summer fruit becomes a favorite

Blaze · #215 Post by **Blaze** » Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:59 am

Our Trachycarpus, Cyril, has flowered for the first time in 8 years. He had a spurt in growth over the winter, perhaps due to plenty of rain. But we've never seen flowers before - they seemed to appear almost overnight !

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exile · #216 Post by **exile** » Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:05 pm

Slightly tongue in cheek

Arrival of many Dutch registered cars
Road works on just about every main road in advance of the summer tourist rush

Veem · #217 Post by **Veem** » Fri Apr 24, 2026 12:24 pm

Blaze wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:59 am Our Trachycarpus, Cyril, has flowered for the first time in 8 years. He had a spurt in growth over the winter, perhaps due to plenty of rain. But we've never seen flowers before - they seemed to appear almost overnight !
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Prompted by your post, I just went out to see how our two are doing. One is a mass of flowers and the other will clearly be a day or two later.
The Albizias are definitely showing green now and seem to have reached this stage quite early in the season.

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